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בִּנְיָמִין H1144

H1144 is the Hebrew word בִּנְיָמִין, transliterated Binyâmîyn and said bin-yaw-mene'. The King James Version most often renders it benjamin.

Word: בִּנְיָמִיןTransliteration: BinyâmîynSaid: bin-yaw-mene'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 141 verses

What it means

Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory.

Where it comes from

from H1121 (בֵּן) and H3225 (יָמִין); son of (the) right hand.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 146 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

benjamin 133×benjamin's 3×against benjamin 2×belongeth to benjamin 1×beside benjamin 1×over benjamin 1×sons of benjamin 1×now benjamin 1×out of benjamin 1×also of benjamin 1×place from benjamin's 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: Benjamin.

Verses using בִּנְיָמִין

The first 40 of 141 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 42:4 · KJV

But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.

Genesis 43:14 · KJV

And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.

Genesis 43:15 · KJV

And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.

Genesis 43:16 · KJV

And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready; for these men shall dine with me at noon.

Genesis 43:29 · KJV

And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother’s son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son.

Genesis 43:34 · KJV

And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin’s mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.

Genesis 44:12 · KJV

And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.

Genesis 45:12 · KJV

And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you.

Genesis 45:14 · KJV

And he fell upon his brother Benjamin’s neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.

Genesis 45:22 · KJV

To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver, and five changes of raiment.

Genesis 46:21 · KJV

And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.

Genesis 49:27 · KJV

Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.

Numbers 1:11 · KJV

Of Benjamin; Abidan the son of Gideoni.

Numbers 1:36 · KJV

Of the children of Benjamin, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

Numbers 1:37 · KJV

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.

Numbers 2:22 · KJV

Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.

Numbers 10:24 · KJV

And over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni.

Numbers 13:9 · KJV

Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu.

Numbers 26:38 · KJV

The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites: of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites: of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites:

Numbers 26:41 · KJV

These are the sons of Benjamin after their families: and they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and six hundred.

Numbers 34:21 · KJV

Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon.

Deuteronomy 33:12 · KJV

And of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him; and the Lord shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders.

Joshua 18:11 · KJV

And the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families: and the coast of their lot came forth between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph.

Joshua 18:20 · KJV

And Jordan was the border of it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the coasts thereof round about, according to their families.

Joshua 18:21 · KJV

Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and Bethhoglah, and the valley of Keziz,

Joshua 18:28 · KJV

And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kirjath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.

Joshua 21:4 · KJV

And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, which were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.

Joshua 21:17 · KJV

And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,

Judges 1:21 · KJV

And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.

Judges 5:14 · KJV

Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer.

Judges 10:9 · KJV

Moreover the children of Ammon passed over Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was sore distressed.

Judges 20:3 · KJV

(Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mizpeh.) Then said the children of Israel, Tell us, how was this wickedness?

Judges 20:4 · KJV

And the Levite, the husband of the woman that was slain, answered and said, I came into Gibeah that belongeth to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to lodge.

Judges 20:10 · KJV

And we will take ten men of an hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and an hundred of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to fetch victual for the people, that they may do, when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the folly that they have wrought in Israel.

Judges 20:12 · KJV

And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, What wickedness is this that is done among you?

Judges 20:13 · KJV

Now therefore deliver us the men, the children of Belial, which are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and put away evil from Israel. But the children of Benjamin would not hearken to the voice of their brethren the children of Israel:

Judges 20:14 · KJV

But the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities unto Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of Israel.

Judges 20:15 · KJV

And the children of Benjamin were numbered at that time out of the cities twenty and six thousand men that drew sword, beside the inhabitants of Gibeah, which were numbered seven hundred chosen men.

Judges 20:17 · KJV

And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war.

Judges 20:18 · KJV

And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the LORD said, Judah shall go up first.

Common questions

What does Strong's H1144 mean?

H1144 is the Hebrew word בִּנְיָמִין (Binyâmîyn), meaning Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory.

How is H1144 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it benjamin (133 times), benjamin's (3 times), against benjamin (2 times), belongeth to benjamin (1 time), beside benjamin (1 time), among others.

How many times does H1144 appear in the Bible?

בִּנְיָמִין (Binyâmîyn) is tagged in 141 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H1144 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H1121 (בֵּן) and H3225 (יָמִין); son of (the) right hand.

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