בִּנְיָמִ֜ן
𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤍
bineyamin
of Benjamin
from בֵּן and יָמִין; son of (the) right hand; Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory; Benjamin.
2 Samuel 21:14 · Word #8
Lexicon H1144
| Lemma | בִּנְיָמִין |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍 |
| Transliteration | Binyâmîyn |
| Strong's | H1144 |
| In-context | of Benjamin |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
SIBI-P1 H1144-03
Son-of-the-Right-Hand
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular proper noun (HNp). Compound name formed from בֵּן (son) in construct with יָמִין (right hand). Used for the individual son of Jacob, the tribe descended from him, and their territorial inheritance. |
| Rendering Rationale | The name בִּנְיָמִין is a masculine singular proper noun formed from בֵּן (son) and יָמִין (right hand). Rendering it as "Son-of-the-Right-Hand" preserves the full lexical meaning of both roots while reflecting its masculine singular form as a personal name. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root בן / ימן (son, offspring; right hand, right side, south, strength, favor)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H1144-11 |
vineyamin | Son-of-the-Right-Hand |
H1144-12 |
vinyamin | Son-of-the-Right-Hand |
H1144-13 |
vnymn | sons of Benjamin (the Right-Hand Son) |
Word Usage (167 occurrences of H1144)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 35:18 | בִנְיָמִֽין | vineyamin | Benjamin |
| Genesis 35:24 | וּ/בִנְיָמִֽן | uvineyamin | and Benjamin |
| Genesis 42:4 | בִּנְיָמִין֙ | bineyamin | Benjamin |