"בנימין" meaning in Hebrew

See בנימין in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /bin.jɔːˈmiːn/ [Tiberian-Hebrew], [bin.jaˈmin] [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew] Audio: LL-Q9288 (heb)-Uziel302-בנימין.wav Forms: בִּנְיָמִין [canonical], binyamín [romanization]
Etymology: From בן and ימין; son of (the) right hand; Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory. Etymology templates: {{he-rootbox|ב־ן|י־מ־ן}} Head templates: {{he-proper noun|g=m|tr=binyamín|wv=בִּנְיָמִין}} בִּנְיָמִין • (binyamín) m
  1. a male given name, Binyamin or Binyomin, equivalent to English Benjamin Categories (topical): Hebrew given names, Hebrew male given names
    Sense id: en-בנימין-he-name-iF0jg~HB Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters, Hebrew terms belonging to the root ב־ן, Hebrew terms belonging to the root י־מ־ן, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters: 64 36 Disambiguation of Hebrew terms belonging to the root ב־ן: 62 38 Disambiguation of Hebrew terms belonging to the root י־מ־ן: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 32 22 25 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 27 20 27
  2. (biblical) Benjamin (the youngest of the sons of Jacob and Rachel in the Bible) Categories (topical): Biblical characters
    Sense id: en-בנימין-he-name-LTmp7Bzk Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 27 20 27 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion
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