בנימין

Hebrew

Etymology

Roots
ב־ן (b-n)
3 terms
י־מ־ן (y-m-n)
8 terms

From בן and ימין; son of (the) right hand; Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory.

Pronunciation

  • (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /bin.jɔːˈmiːn/
  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /bin.jaˈmin/
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Proper noun

בִּנְיָמִין • (binyamínm

  1. a male given name, Binyamin or Binyomin, equivalent to English Benjamin
  2. (biblical) Benjamin (the youngest of the sons of Jacob and Rachel in the Bible)

References

Further reading

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew בִּנְיָמִין.

Proper noun

בנימין • (binyuminm

  1. a male given name from Hebrew
  2. (biblical) Benjamin (the youngest of the sons of Jacob and Rachel in the Bible)

Derived terms