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Strong's H1145 בֶּן־יְמִינִי (benyemini)

Benyemini means “of Benjamin” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G1145 — dakryo (“weep”) in the Greek Bible.

First usage Interlinear Bible Septuagint Bible
Strong's Number H1145
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 9
Books 6

Strong's H1145 Quick Answer

Strong's H1145 בֶּן ־ יְמִינִי בֶּן ־ הַ ־ יְמִנִי בֶּן ־ אִישׁ יְמִינִי (Ben-ymiyniy) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Ben-ymiyniy (ben-yem-ee-nee') (sometimes (with the article inserted) Ben-ha-yminiy {ben-hah-yem-ee-nee'}with H376 inserted (1 Sam. 9) adj. 1. a Benjaminite, or descendent of Benjamin [patron from H1144] It has 9 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include benjamin. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Ben-ymiyniy (ben-yem-ee-nee') (sometimes (with the article inserted) Ben-ha-yminiy {ben-hah-yem-ee-nee'}with H376 inserted (1 Sam. 9) adj. 1. a Benjaminite, or descendent of Benjamin [patron from H1144]
Usage
9 linked usages
Books
6 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
benjamin

Meaning and Definition

Ben-ymiyniy (ben-yem-ee-nee') (sometimes (with the article inserted) Ben-ha-yminiy {ben-hah-yem-ee-nee'}with H376 inserted (1 Sam. 9) adj. 1. a Benjaminite, or descendent of Benjamin [patron from H1144] KJV: Benjamite, of Benjamin. Root(s): H1144 See also: H376

Original Word
בֶּן ־ יְמִינִי בֶּן ־ הַ ־ יְמִנִי בֶּן ־ אִישׁ יְמִינִי
Transliteration
Ben-ymiyniy
Derivation
First root strongs: 1144
Morphology
adjective

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1145. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Benjaminite

Usage: Someone from the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.35.18; son of: Israel (H3478) and Rachel (H7354); brother of: Joseph (H3130); half-brother of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074) and Dinah (H1783);

father of: Bela (H1106A), Becher (H1071), Ashbel (H0788), Gera (H1617), Naaman (H5283), Ehi (H0278), Rosh (H7220), Muppim (H4649), Huppim (H2650H), Ard (H0714), Ahiram (H0297) and Jediael (H3043); also called Jamin at 1Sa.9.1,4; 22.7; 1x Group of bin.ya.min (בִּנְיָמִין "Benjamin" H1144) § Benjamite = "a son of the right hand" one of the tribe of Benjamin

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How Strong's H1145 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Ben-ymiyniy, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Benjamin 1 Samuel 9:21

How Strong's H1145 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 9 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H1145 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H1145 in the Old Testament

9 indexed usages in Old Testament.

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 19:16 KJV

And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even, which was also of mount Ephraim; and he sojourned in Gibeah: but the men of the place were Benjamites.

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?

Usage Excerpts

First 9 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1145.

Judges 3:15 Old Testament, 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 19:16 Old Testament, KJV
And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even, which was also of mount Ephraim; and he sojourned in Gibeah: but the men of the place were Benjamites.
1 Samuel 9:21 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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.
1 Kings 2:8 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anetothite, of the Benjamites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
Esther 2:5 Old Testament, KJV
Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1145, grouped by book.

Judges 2 usages, Old Testament
Judges 3:15 Judges 19:16
1 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Samuel 9:21 1 Samuel 22:7
2 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Samuel 16:11 2 Samuel 19:16
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 2:8
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 27:12
Esther 1 usage, Old Testament
Esther 2:5

Strong's H1145 FAQ

What does benyemini (בֶּן־יְמִינִי) mean?

Benyemini (Strong's H1145) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "of Benjamin". Ben-ymiyniy (ben-yem-ee-nee') (sometimes (with the article inserted) Ben-ha-yminiy {ben-hah-yem-ee-nee'}with H376 inserted (1 Sam. 9) adj. 1. a Benjaminite, or descendent of Benjamin [patron from H1144]

How many times is benyemini (בֶּן־יְמִינִי) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 9 linked usages for Strong's H1145 across 6 books.

Where can I study benyemini (בֶּן־יְמִינִי) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1145 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate benyemini (בֶּן־יְמִינִי)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as benjamin. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.