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מִנְיָמִין

min.ya.minMiniamin
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man3 occurrences2 books3 verses
This name belongs to 3 different people in the Bible:
  • Mijamin: A priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
  • Miniamin: A Levite during Hezekiah's reign
  • Miniamin: A priest who played a trumpet in Nehemiah's time

Definition

from H4480 and H3225; from (the) right hand; Minjamin, the name of two Israelites
Traditional renderings: Miniamin. Compare H4326.

Glossary entries

Mijamin Miniamin Miamin

Where it occurs

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

3 total
  1. 2 Chronicles 31:15וּ֠מִנְיָמִן · Miniamin
    Under his authority, Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah faithfully distributed portions to their fellow priests in their cities, according to their divisions, old and young alike.
  2. Nehemiah 12:17לְמִ֨נְיָמִ֔ין · of Miniamin
    …of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin and of Moadiah, Piltai;
  3. Nehemiah 12:41מִ֠נְיָמִין · Miniamin
    …as well as the priests with their trumpets—Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah—