בִּנְיָמִין
bin.ya.minBenjamin
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man167 occurrences19 books160 verses
This name belongs to 7 different people and places in the Bible:
- Benjamin: Son of Bilhan, descendant of Benjamin
- Benjamin: Israelite who divorced his foreign wife
- Benjamin: Youngest son of Jacob and Rachel
- Benjamin: Priest in the dedication procession
- Benjamin: Israelite who repaired part of Jerusalem's wall
- Benjamin Gate: Gate in Jerusalem, associated with the tribe of Benjamin
- Benjamin Gate: Gate in Jerusalem's wall, mentioned in Zechariah's prophecy
Definition
from H1121 and H3225; son of (the) right hand; Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
Traditional renderings: Benjamin.
Traditional renderings: Benjamin.
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
Occurrences
167 total
- Jeremiah 1:1בִּנְיָמִֽן׃ · of BenjaminThese are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests in Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin.
- Jeremiah 6:1בִניָמִ֗ן · of Benjamin“Run for cover, O sons of Benjamin; flee from Jerusalem! Sound the ram’s horn in Tekoa; send up a signal over Beth-haccherem, for disaster looms from the north, even great destruction.
- Jeremiah 17:26בִּנְיָמִ֗ן · of BenjaminAnd people will come from the cities of Judah and the places around Jerusalem, from the land of Benjamin, and from the foothills, the hill country, and the Negev, bringing burnt offerings and sacrifices, grain offerings and frankincense, and thank offerings to the house of the LORD.
- Jeremiah 20:2בִּנְיָמִן֙ · of Benjamin…he had Jeremiah the prophet beaten and put in the stocks at the Upper Gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD.
- Jeremiah 32:8בִּנְיָמִ֗ין · of BenjaminThen, as the LORD had said, my cousin Hanamel came to me in the courtyard of the guard and urged me, ‘Please buy my field in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, for you own the right of inheritance and redemption. Buy it for yourself.’” Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD.
- Jeremiah 32:44בִּנְיָמִ֜ן · of BenjaminFields will be purchased with silver, and deeds will be signed, sealed, and witnessed in the land of Benjamin, in the areas surrounding Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah—the cities of the hill country, the foothills, and the Negev—because I will restore them from captivity, declares the LORD.”
- Jeremiah 33:13בִּנְיָמִ֛ן · of BenjaminIn the cities of the hill country, the foothills, and the Negev, in the land of Benjamin and the cities surrounding Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, the flocks will again pass under the hands of the one who counts them, says the LORD.
- Jeremiah 37:12בִּנְיָמִ֑ן · of BenjaminJeremiah started to leave Jerusalem to go to the land of Benjamin to claim his portion there among the people.
- Jeremiah 37:13בִּנְיָמִ֗ן · of BenjaminBut when he reached the Gate of Benjamin, the captain of the guard, whose name was Irijah son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah, seized him and said, “You are deserting to the Chaldeans!”
- Jeremiah 38:7בִּנְיָמִֽן׃ · of BenjaminNow Ebed-melech the Cushite, a court official in the royal palace, heard that Jeremiah had been put into the cistern. While the king was sitting at the Gate of Benjamin,
- Ezekiel 48:22בִּנְיָמִ֔ן · BenjaminSo the Levitical property and the city property will lie in the center of the area belonging to the prince—the area between the borders of Judah and Benjamin.
- Ezekiel 48:23בִּנְיָמִ֥ן · BenjaminAs for the rest of the tribes: Benjamin will have one portion extending from the east side to the west side.
- Ezekiel 48:24בִּנְיָמִ֗ן · of BenjaminSimeon will have one portion bordering the territory of Benjamin from east to west.
- Ezekiel 48:32בִּנְיָמִן֙ · of BenjaminOn the east side, which will be 4,500 cubits long, there will be three gates: the gate of Joseph, the gate of Benjamin, and the gate of Dan.
- Hosea 5:8בִּנְיָמִֽין׃ · O BenjaminBlow the ram’s horn in Gibeah, the trumpet in Ramah; raise the battle cry in Beth-aven: Lead on, O Benjamin!
- Obadiah 1:19וּבִנְיָמִ֖ן · and Benjamin [will possess]Those from the Negev will possess the mountains of Esau; those from the foothills will possess the land of the Philistines. They will occupy the fields of Ephraim and Samaria, and Benjamin will possess Gilead.
- Zechariah 14:10בִּנְיָמִ֗ן · from the BenjaminAll the land from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem will be turned into a plain, but Jerusalem will be raised up and will remain in her place, from the Benjamin Gate to the site of the First Gate to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the royal winepresses.