בנימין
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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):
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Proper noun
בִּנְיָמִין • (binyamín) m
- a male given name, Binyamin or Binyomin, equivalent to English Benjamin
- (biblical) Benjamin (the youngest of the sons of Jacob and Rachel in the Bible)
References
Further reading
בנימין on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
Yiddish
Etymology
From Hebrew בִּנְיָמִין.
Proper noun
בנימין • (binyumin) m
- a male given name from Hebrew
- (biblical) Benjamin (the youngest of the sons of Jacob and Rachel in the Bible)
Derived terms
- יאָמע (yome)