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בֶּן־יְמִינִי H1145

H1145 is the Hebrew word בֶּן־יְמִינִי, transliterated Ben-yᵉmîynîy and said ben-yem-ee-nee'. The King James Version most often renders it benjamite.

Word: בֶּן־יְמִינִיTransliteration: Ben-yᵉmîynîySaid: ben-yem-ee-nee'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 16 verses

What it means

a Benjaminite, or descendent of Benjamin.

Where it comes from

sometimes (with the article inserted) בֵּן־הַיּמִינִי; with H376 (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 H1144 (בִּנְיָמִין).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 16 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

benjamite 7×benjamites 7×more now may this benjamite 1×benjamin 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: Benjamite, of Benjamin.

Verses using בֶּן־יְמִינִי

All 16 verses, quoted in full.

Judges 3:15 · KJV

But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab.

Judges 20:35 · KJV

And the LORD smote Benjamin before Israel: and the children of Israel destroyed of the Benjamites that day twenty and five thousand and an hundred men: all these drew the sword.

Judges 20:36 · KJV

So the children of Benjamin saw that they were smitten: for the men of Israel gave place to the Benjamites, because they trusted unto the liers in wait which they had set beside Gibeah.

Judges 20:40 · KJV

But when the flame began to arise up out of the city with a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and, behold, the flame of the city ascended up to heaven.

Judges 20:43 · KJV

Thus they inclosed the Benjamites round about, and chased them, and trode them down with ease over against Gibeah toward the sunrising.

1 Samuel 9:1 · KJV

Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power.

1 Samuel 9:4 · KJV

And he passed through mount Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalisha, but they found them not: then they passed through the land of Shalim, and there they were not: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they found them not.

1 Samuel 9:21 · KJV

And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou so to me?

1 Samuel 22:7 · KJV

Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds;

2 Samuel 16:11 · KJV

And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now may this Benjamite do it? let him alone, and let him curse; for the LORD hath bidden him.

2 Samuel 19:16 · KJV

And Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite, which was of Bahurim, hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David.

2 Samuel 19:17 · KJV

And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they went over Jordan before the king.

2 Samuel 20:1 · KJV

And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.

1 Kings 2:8 · KJV

And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.

1 Chronicles 27:12 · KJV

The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anetothite, of the Benjamites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

Psalm 7:1 · KJV

O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:

Common questions

What does Strong's H1145 mean?

H1145 is the Hebrew word בֶּן־יְמִינִי (Ben-yᵉmîynîy), meaning a Benjaminite, or descendent of Benjamin.

How is H1145 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it benjamite (7 times), benjamites (7 times), more now may this benjamite (1 time), benjamin (1 time).

How many times does H1145 appear in the Bible?

בֶּן־יְמִינִי (Ben-yᵉmîynîy) is tagged in 16 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H1145 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: sometimes (with the article inserted) בֵּן־הַיּמִינִי; with H376 (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 H1144 (בִּנְיָמִין).

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