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Ben-yemini <a href="../hebrew/1146.htm" title="1146">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Ben-yemini: Benjamite</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">בֶּן־יְמִינִי</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective, of a people<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Ben-ymiyniy<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ben-yem-ee-nee<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ben-yem-ee-nee')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Benjamite<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a Benjaminite<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from בִּנְיָמִין (Binyamin), meaning "son of the right hand" or "son of the south."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - G958 Βενιαμίν (Beniamin) - Refers to the tribe of Benjamin or individuals from this tribe in the New Testament.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "Ben-yemini" refers to a member of the tribe of Benjamin, one of the twelve tribes of Israel. The tribe of Benjamin is known for its warriors and significant figures in Israel's history, including King Saul and the Apostle Paul (formerly Saul of Tarsus).<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>The tribe of Benjamin was the smallest of the tribes of Israel, descended from Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel. Despite its size, the tribe played a crucial role in Israel's history. Located between the powerful tribes of Judah and Ephraim, Benjamin's territory included Jerusalem, making it strategically significant. The tribe was known for its skilled archers and slingers, as noted in Judges 20:16. The Benjamites were involved in several key events, including the civil war against the other tribes of Israel (Judges 19-21) and the establishment of the monarchy under Saul.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/1144.htm">Binyamin</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a desc. of Benjamin<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Benjamite (5), Benjamites (4).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">בֶּןיְֿמִינִי</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>adjective, of a people</b></font> from <font class="hebrew2">בִּנָימִן</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/9-21.htm">1 Samuel 9:21</a>; <a href="/interlinear/psalms/7-1.htm">Psalm 7:1</a>; <font class="hebrew2">בֶּןהַֿיְמִינִי</font> <a href="/interlinear/judges/3-15.htm">Judges 3:15</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/16-11.htm">2 Samuel 16:11</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/19-17.htm">2 Samuel 19:17</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/2-8.htm">1 Kings 2:8</a>; plural <font class="hebrew2">בְּנֵי יְמִינִי</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/22-7.htm">1 Samuel 22:7</a>; <a href="/interlinear/judges/19-16.htm">Judges 19:16</a>; <font class="hebrew2">לַבְּנ֯ יְמִינִי</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/27-12.htm">1 Chronicles 27:12</a> (Qr <font class="hebrew2">לַבֵּן יְמִינִי</font>); = <font class="hebrew2">יְמִינִי</font> (q. v.) <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/9-4.htm">1 Samuel 9:4</a> +. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Benjamite, of Benjamin <p>Sometimes (with the article inserted) Ben-ha-yminiy {ben-hah-yem-ee-nee'}; with <a href="/hebrew/376.htm">'iysh</a> inserted (1 Sam. 9:1) Ben-miysh Ymiyniy {ben-eesh' yem-ee-nee'}; son of a man of Jemini; or shortened (1 Sam. 9:4; Esth. 2:5) eiysh Ymiyniy {eesh yem-ee-nee'}; a man of Jemini, or (1 Sam. 20:1) simply Yminiy {yem-ee-nee'}; a Jeminite; (plural Bniy Ymiyniy {ben- ay' yem-ee-nee'}; patron from <a href="/hebrew/1144.htm">Binyamiyn</a>; a Benjaminite, or descendent of Benjamin -- Benjamite, of Benjamin. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/376.htm">'iysh</a> <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/1144.htm">Binyamiyn</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>הַיְמִינִ֔י הַיְמִינִ֗י הַיְמִינִי֮ הימיני יְמִינִ֑י יְמִינִ֤י יְמִינִֽי׃ ימיני ימיני׃ hay·mî·nî haymiNi haymînî yə·mî·nî yemiNi yəmînî<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/judges/3-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Judges 3:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">גֵּרָא֙ בֶּן־ <b> הַיְמִינִ֔י </b> אִ֥ישׁ אִטֵּ֖ר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/judges/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of Gera, <span class="itali">the Benjamite,</span> a left-handed<br><a href="/kjvs/judges/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of Gera, <span class="itali">a Benjamite,</span> a man<br><a href="/interlinear/judges/3-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the son of Gera <span class="itali">the Benjamite</span> man left<p><b><a href="/text/judges/19-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Judges 19:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/19.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַמָּק֖וֹם בְּנֵ֥י <b> יְמִינִֽי׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/judges/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the place <span class="itali">were Benjamites.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/judges/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the place <span class="itali">[were] Benjamites.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/19-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the men of the place <span class="itali">were Benjamites</span><p><b><a href="/text/1_samuel/9-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Samuel 9:21</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הֲל֨וֹא בֶן־ <b> יְמִינִ֤י </b> אָ֙נֹכִי֙ מִקַּטַנֵּי֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_samuel/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> replied, <span class="itali">Am I not a Benjamite,</span> of the smallest<br><a href="/kjvs/1_samuel/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and said, <span class="itali">[Am] not I a Benjamite,</span> of the smallest<br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/9-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and said not <span class="itali">A Benjamite</span> I of the smallest<p><b><a href="/text/2_samuel/16-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Samuel 16:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/16.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עַתָּ֜ה בֶּן־ <b> הַיְמִינִ֗י </b> הַנִּ֤חוּ לוֹ֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_samuel/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> now <span class="itali">this Benjamite?</span> Let him alone<br><a href="/kjvs/2_samuel/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> my life: <span class="itali">how much more now [may this] Benjamite</span> [do it]? let him alone,<br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/16-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> for now <span class="itali">now Benjamite</span> alone curse<p><b><a href="/text/2_samuel/19-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Samuel 19:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/19.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">גֵּרָא֙ בֶּן־ <b> הַיְמִינִ֔י </b> אֲשֶׁ֖ר מִבַּֽחוּרִ֑ים</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_samuel/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of Gera, <span class="itali">the Benjamite</span> who<br><a href="/kjvs/2_samuel/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of Gera, <span class="itali">a Benjamite,</span> which [was] of Bahurim,<br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/19-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the son of Gera <span class="itali">the Benjamite</span> who Bahurim<p><b><a href="/text/1_kings/2-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Kings 2:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">גֵּרָ֥א בֶן־ <b> הַיְמִינִי֮ </b> מִבַּחֻרִים֒ וְה֤וּא</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_kings/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of Gera <span class="itali">the Benjamite,</span> of Bahurim;<br><a href="/kjvs/1_kings/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of Gera, <span class="itali">a Benjamite</span> of Bahurim,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/2-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the son of Gera <span class="itali">the Benjamite</span> of Bahurim who<p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/27-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 27:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/27.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">(לַבֵּ֣ן ק) <b> (יְמִינִ֑י </b> ק) וְעַל֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/27.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the Anathothite <span class="itali">of the Benjamites;</span> and in his division<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the Anetothite, <span class="itali">of the Benjamites:</span> and in his course<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/27-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Abiezer the Anetothite <span class="itali">Benjamite</span> and in his course<p><b><a href="/text/esther/2-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Esther 2:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/esther/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">קִ֖ישׁ אִ֥ישׁ <b> יְמִינִֽי׃ </b> </span><br><a href="/kjvs/esther/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the son of Kish, <span class="itali">a Benjamite;</span><br><a href="/interlinear/esther/2-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the son of Kish <span class="itali">A Benjamite</span><p><b><a href="/text/psalms/7-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 7:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כ֝֗וּשׁ בֶּן־ <b> יְמִינִֽי׃ </b> יְהוָ֣ה אֱ֭לֹהַי</span><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/7-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the words 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