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Hebrew word

Ben-yᵉmîynîy

ben-yem-ee-nee'

בֶּן־יְמִינִי

What it means

a Benjaminite, or descendent of Benjamin

Where it comes from

sometimes (with the article inserted) בֵּן־הַיּמִינִי; with ʼîysh (אִישׁ) inserted (1 Samuel 9:1) בֶּן־אִישׁ ימִינִי; son of a man of Jemini; or shortened אִישׁ יְמִינִי; (1 Samuel 9:4; Esther 2:5) a man of Jemini, or (1 Samuel 20:1) simply יְמִינִיxlit Yᵉmînîy corrected to Yᵉmîynîy; a Jeminite; (plural) בְּנֵי יְמִינִיxlit Bᵉnîy corrected to Bᵉnêy; patron from Binyâmîyn (בִּנְיָמִין)

How the King James translates it

  • benjamite7
  • benjamites7
  • benjamin1

Every place it appears 15

Ben-yᵉmîynîy — Hebrew word meaning “a Benjaminite, or descend”