Benjamin
The youngest of the sons of Jacob and Rachel in the BibleThe youngest of the sons of Jacob and Rachel in the Bible.
» Benjamin Franklin was an American statesman and inventor.
Benjamin Franklin war ein amerikanischer Politiker und Erfinder.
Benjamin Franklin war ein amerikanischer Staatsmann und Erfinder.
Бенджамин Франклин был американским государственным деятелем и изобретателем.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)The youngest of the sons of Jacob and Rachel in the Bible.
And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin.
Benjamin
Вениами́нVeniamín
Веніями́нVenijamýn, Веніамі́нVeniamín
(countable, uncountable)A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
Benjamin
Вениами́нVeniamín, Бе́нджаминBéndžamin
Веніамі́нVeniamín
(countable, uncountable)A small city, the county seat of Knox County, Texas, United States.
(countable, uncountable)A patrilineal surname transferred from the given name.
Examples
39 sentencesBenjamin Franklin was an American statesman and inventor.
ruБенджамин Франклин был американским государственным деятелем и изобретателем.
deBenjamin Franklin war ein amerikanischer Politiker und Erfinder.
Benjamin Franklin was an American politician and inventor.
ruБенджамин Франклин был американским политическим деятелем и изобретателем.
deBenjamin Franklin war ein amerikanischer Politiker und Erfinder.
Benjamin is opening that old truck.
Benjamin has a sack of potatoes.
Benjamin shot a bear with a rifle.
ruБенджамен застрелил из винтовки медведя.
Translations
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Origin
From Late Latin Benjamin, from Ancient Greek Βενιαμίν (Beniamín), from Biblical Hebrew בִּFrom Late Latin Benjamin, from Ancient Greek Βενιαμίν (Beniamín), from Biblical Hebrew בִּנְיָמִין (binyamīn, literally “son of the right/south or son of days”). Authorities differ on the meaning of the original Hebrew. Philo of Alexandria, the Samaritan Pentateuch The Testament of the Twelve Patriarchs and Midrash Leḳaḥ-Ṭob understand יָמִין to mean "days" (a meaning attested in Daniel 12:13) understanding the name to mean "son of days (i.e. old age)" (compare to the direct translations into Arabic بِنْ يَومِين (bin yawmīn) "son of the days" and Arabic بِنْ يَمِين (bin yamīn) "son of the right hand"), a formula paraphrased in Genesis 40:22 where Benjamin is described as a child of Jacob's old age. Rashi in his commentary on Genesis also gives this as a possible meaning but favors an understanding of יָמִין to mean "right" in the sense of "the south", noting that Benjamin was the only son of Jacob born in the south. Jerome understood the name to mean "son of the right hand" and Gesenius speculated that this expression might have meant "son of good fortune".
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