בֶּן־יְמִינִי (H1145) — Hebrew Lexicon

בֶּן־יְמִינִי

𐤁𐤍־𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍𐤉

Ben-yᵉmîynîy

H1145 noun

SILEX Entry

Root בנין son, to beget, build (as in offspring or lineage)

Definition

A member or descendant of the Israelite tribe of Benjamin. The term designates tribal affiliation to Benjamin, identifying a person as belonging to the clan lineage of Benjamin, whether by descent or, in certain contexts, by territorial association. Used with or without the definite article and sometimes with additional identifiers (such as 'man of Benjamin'), the term encompasses both individuals and collectives.

Semantic Range

member of the tribe of Benjamin, descendant of Benjamin, Benjaminite, person of Benjaminite lineage or association; collectively, the Benjaminites

Root / Etymology

Patronymic adjective derived from בִּנְיָמִין (Benjamin), the personal name of Jacob's youngest son and the eponymous ancestor of the tribe; the root of Benjamin, ב-נ-י-ן, conveys 'son of the right hand' or 'favored son,' but the adjectival form does not directly retain that sense.

Historical & Contextual Notes

בֶּן־יְמִינִי appears primarily in historical narratives concerning tribal identity, especially in the accounts of the united and divided monarchy. In 1 Samuel and elsewhere, variants like אִישׁ יְמִינִי ('man of Benjamin') or בֵּן־הַיּמִינִי ('the Benjaminite') are used interchangeably or in varying specificity, without significant change in meaning. In late biblical and Second Temple texts, the technical sense remains, though Greek translation traditions rendered the word as 'Benjamite' or later 'Jew' in certain contexts, which is anachronistic for early periods. The term contrasts with other tribal designators such as אֶפְרָתִי (Ephrathite, Ephraimite), indicating distinction within the confederation of Israelite tribes. English 'Benjamite' or 'Benjaminite' typically renders this word, but these forms sometimes mask the Hebrew's fluidity between individual and collective identities. The term should not be conflated with later ethnic, geographic, or religious labels (e.g., Judean, Yehudi, 'Jew'), which develop only in later biblical and post-biblical periods.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

sometimes (with the article inserted) בֵּן־הַיּמִינִי; with 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 בִּנְיָמִין; a Benjaminite, or descendent of Benjamin; Benjamite, of Benjamin.

Bantu Hebrew

No Bantu Hebrew comparisons have been submitted for this word yet.

+ Add Bantu Hebrew Word

Root Family

בנה (b-n-h) — to build, construct, establish family

Strong's	Lemma	SIBI-P1
H1004	בַּיִת	in the houses
H1005	בַּיִת	the built-house
H1006	בַּיִת	the house
H1007	בֵּית אָוֶן	house-of
H1008	בֵּית־אֵל	in house of
H1009	בֵּית אַרְבֵּאל	house of
H1010	בֵּית בַּעַל מְעוֹן	house-of
H1011	בֵּית בִּרְאִי	and in the house of
H1012	בֵּית בָּרָה	house of
H1013	בֵּית־גָּדֵר	house-of
H1014	בֵּית גָּמוּל	house of
H1015	בֵּית דִּבְלָתַיִם	house-of
H1016	בֵּית־דָּגוֹן	house-of
H1017	בֵּית הָאֱלִי	house of
H1018	בֵּית הָאֵצֶל	house of
H1020	בֵּית הַיְשִׁימוֹת	house-of
H1021	בֵּית הַכֶּרֶם	house-of
H1022	בֵּית הַלַּחְמִי	house of
H1023	בֵּית הַמֶּרְחָק	house-of
H1024	בֵּית הַמַּרְכָּבוֹת	and house of
H1025	בֵּית הָעֵמֶק	house of
H1026	בֵּית הָעֲרָבָה	house-of
H1027	בֵּית הָרָם	house-of
H1028	בֵּית הָרָן	house of
H1029	בֵּית הַשִּׁטָּה	house-of
H1030	בֵּית הַשִּׁמְשִׁי	house-of
H1031	בֵּית חׇגְלָה	house of
H1032	בֵּית חוֹרוֹן	house-of
H1033	בֵּית כַּר	to the built-house of
H1034	בֵּית לְבָאוֹת	and house-of
H1035	בֵּית לֶחֶם	in the house of
H1036	בֵּית לְעַפְרָה	in the built-house of
H1038	בֵּית מַעֲכָה	house of
H1039	בֵּית נִמְרָה	house of
H1041	בֵּית עַזְמָוֶת	house of
H1042	בֵּית עֲנוֹת	and house of
H1043	בֵּית עֲנָת	and house-of
H1044	בֵּית עֵקֶד	house-of
H1046	בֵּית פֶּלֶט	and house of
H1047	בֵּית פְּעוֹר	house of
H1048	בֵּית פַּצֵּץ	and house-of
H1049	בֵּית צוּר	house of
H1050	בֵּית רְחוֹב	house-of
H1051	בֵּית רָפָא	house of
H1052	בֵּית שְׁאָן	in the built-house of
H1053	בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ	in the built-house of
H1054	בֵּית תַּפּוּחַ	and house of
H1121	בֵּן	sons
H1122	בֵּן	son
H1123	בֵּן	sons of
H1124	בְּנָא	the ones building
H1125	בֶּן־אֲבִינָדָב	son
H1126	בֶּן־אוֹנִי	son
H1127	בֶּן־גֶּבֶר	son
H1128	בֶּן־דֶּקֶר	son
H1129	בָּנָה	he built
H1130	בֶּן־הֲדַד	son
H1131	בִּנּוּי	Built-Up One
H1132	בֶּן־זוֹחֵת	and son of
H1133	בֶּן־חוּר	son
H1134	בֶּן־חַיִל	to a son of
H1135	בֶּן־חָנָן	son
H1136	בֶּן־חֶסֶד	son
H1137	בָּנִי	Built-one
H1138	בֻּנִּי	Built One
H1139	בְּנֵי־בְּרַק	and sons of
H1140	בִּנְיָה	and the built-structure
H1141	בְּנָיָה	Yahweh has built
H1142	בְּנֵי יַעֲקָן	among sons of
H1146	בִּנְיָן	constructed structure
H1147	בִּנְיָן	the built structure
H1151	בֶּן־עַמִּי	son
H1323	בַּת	daughters
H1324	בַּת	daughter of
H1337	בַּת רַבִּים	daughter of
H1339	בַּת־שֶׁבַע	daughter of
H1340	בַּת־שׁוּעַ	to a daughter of
H205	אָוֶן	and building-stone
H2995	יַבְנְאֵל	and God-Builds
H2996	יַבְנֶה	Yabneh, Building-place
H2997	יִבְנְיָה	Yah Has Built
H2998	יִבְנִיָּה	Yah Builds
H358	אֵילוֹן בֵּית חָנָן	house of
H3845	לִבְנִי	to my son
H4011	מִבְנֶה	like the built-structure of
H4012	מְבֻנַּי	Built-Up One
H4996	נֹא	his son
H5524	סֻכּוֹת בְּנוֹת	daughters of
H5854	עַטְרוֹת בֵּית יוֹאָב	house of
H62	אָבֵל בֵּית־מֲעַכָה	house of
H68	אֶבֶן	your building-stones
H69	אֶבֶן	building-stone of
H72	אֶבֶן הָעֵזֶר	building-stone of
H8401	תֶּבֶן	the straw residue
H8403	תַּבְנִית	in building-pattern of
H885	בְּאֵרֹת בְּנֵי־יַעֲקַן	sons of
H935	בּוֹא	daughter of
H956	בּוּת	and daughter of
H995	בִּין	son of
H996	בֵּין	son

Word Forms

7 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	Occurrences
`H1145-01`	בֶּן	ben	`HNgmsc`	son of	son	4
`H1145-07`	יְמִינִֽי	yemini	`HNgmsa`	Benjamin	Benjaminite	4
`H1145-03`	הַ/יְמִינִ֔י	hayemini	`HTd/Ngmsa`	the Benjaminite	the Benjaminite	4
`H1145-06`	בֶן	ven	`HNcmsc`	a son of	son of	2
`H1145-02`	בְּנֵ֥י	beney	`HNcmpc`	were	sons of	1
`H1145-04`	אִ֥ישׁ	ish	`HNcmsa`	a man	individual man	1
`H1145-05`	ל/בנימיני	lvnymyny	`HRd/Ngmsa`	of the Benjaminite	Benjaminite	1

Occurrences in Scripture

17 total occurrences

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1
`H1145-01`	Judges 3:15	בֶּן	ben-2	`HNgmsc`	son of	son
`H1145-03`	Judges 3:15	הַ/יְמִינִ֔י	hayemini	`HTd/Ngmsa`	the Benjaminite	the Benjaminite
`H1145-02`	Judges 19:16	בְּנֵ֥י	beney	`HNcmpc`	were	sons of
`H1145-07`	Judges 19:16	יְמִינִֽי	yemini	`HNgmsa`	Benjaminites	Benjaminite
`H1145-06`	1 Samuel 9:21	בֶן	ven	`HNcmsc`	a son of	son of
`H1145-07`	1 Samuel 9:21	יְמִינִ֤י	yemini	`HNgmsa`	Benjamin	Benjaminite
`H1145-01`	2 Samuel 16:11	בֶּן	ben	`HNgmsc`	son of	son
`H1145-03`	2 Samuel 16:11	הַ/יְמִינִ֗י	hayemini	`HTd/Ngmsa`	the Benjamite	the Benjaminite
`H1145-01`	2 Samuel 19:17	בֶּן	ben	`HNgmsc`	son-of	son
`H1145-03`	2 Samuel 19:17	הַ/יְמִינִ֔י	hayemini	`HTd/Ngmsa`	the-right-hand	the Benjaminite
`H1145-06`	1 Kings 2:8	בֶן	ven-2	`HNcmsc`	son of	son of
`H1145-03`	1 Kings 2:8	הַ/יְמִינִי֮	hayemini	`HTd/Ngmsa`	the Benjaminite	the Benjaminite
`H1145-01`	Psalms 7:1	בֶּן	ben	`HNgmsc`	son of	son
`H1145-07`	Psalms 7:1	יְמִינִֽי	yemini	`HNgmsa`	the Benjamite	Benjaminite
`H1145-04`	Esther 2:5	אִ֥ישׁ	ish-2	`HNcmsa`	a man	individual man
`H1145-07`	Esther 2:5	יְמִינִֽי	yemini	`HNgmsa`	Benjaminite	Benjaminite
`H1145-05`	1 Chronicles 27:12	ל/בנימיני	lvnymyny	`HRd/Ngmsa`	of the Benjaminite	Benjaminite

← H1144 Hebrew Lexicon H1146 →