Word Study · Strong's H1144 · Hebrew
בִּנְיָמִין
Binyamin
bin-yaw-mene'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Binyâmîyn
“Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
Rendered in the KJV as
Benjamin.
- 166occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 19 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 73inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 166 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 73
- בִנְיָמִ֖ן12
- בִנְיָמִ֑ן11
- בִנְיָמִ֔ן9
- בִּנְיָמִ֑ן9
- בִּנְיָמִן֙7
- בִּנְיָמִ֗ן7
- בִּנְיָמִֽן׃7
- וּבִנְיָמִ֔ן7
- בִנְיָמִן֙6
- בִּנְיָמִ֔ן5
- וּבִנְיָמִ֑ן5
- בִּנְיָמִ֛ן3
and 61 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 15
- Benjamin107
- and Benjamin28
- of Benjamin9
- from Benjamin4
- to Benjamin4
- [belongs] to Benjamin3
- for Benjamin3
- [belonged] to Benjamin1
- among Benjamin1
- and against Benjamin1
- and in Benjamin1
- and of Benjamin1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- proper noun (a name)112
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)28
- preposition + proper noun (a name)22
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)4
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpm · 112
- HC/Npm · 28
- HR/Npm · 22
- HC/R/Npm · 4
All 166, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Judges45 of 166 · 27%
- Genesis17 of 166 · 10%
- 1 Chronicles15 of 166 · 9%
- 2 Chronicles14 of 166 · 8%
- Numbers11 of 166 · 7%
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Genesis17 occurrences
- Genesis 35:18בִנְיָמִֽין׃vinyaminproper noun (a name)And with her last breath—for she was dying—she named him Ben-oni. But his father called him Benjamin.here: Benjamin
- Genesis 35:24וּבִנְיָמִֽן׃uvinyaminconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)The sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin.here: and Benjamin
- Genesis 42:4בִּנְיָמִין֙binyaminproper noun (a name)But Jacob did not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he said, “I am afraid that harm might befall him.”here: Benjamin
- Genesis 42:36בִּנְיָמִ֣ןbinyaminproper noun (a name)Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my sons. Joseph is gone and Simeon is no more. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is going against me!”here: Benjamin
- Genesis 43:14בִּנְיָמִ֑יןbinyaminproper noun (a name)May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, that he may release your other brother along with Benjamin. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.”here: Benjamin
- Genesis 43:15בִּנְיָמִ֑ןbinyaminproper noun (a name)So the men took these gifts, along with double the amount of silver, and Benjamin as well. Then they hurried down to Egypt and stood before Joseph.here: Benjamin
- Genesis 43:16בִּנְיָמִין֒binyaminproper noun (a name)When Joseph saw Benjamin with his brothers, he said to the steward of his house, “Take these men to my house. Slaughter an animal and prepare it, for they shall dine with me at noon.”here: Benjamin
- Genesis 43:29בִּנְיָמִ֣יןbinyaminproper noun (a name)When Joseph looked up and saw his brother Benjamin, his own mother’s son, he asked, “Is this your youngest brother, the one you told me about?” Then he declared, “May God be gracious to you, my son.”here: Benjamin
- Genesis 43:34בִּנְיָמִ֛ןbinyaminproper noun (a name)When the portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times larger than any of the others. So they feasted and drank freely with Joseph.here: Benjamin
- Genesis 44:12בִּנְיָמִֽן׃binyaminproper noun (a name)The steward searched, beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest—and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.here: Benjamin
- Genesis 45:12בִנְיָמִ֑יןvinyaminproper noun (a name)Behold! You and my brother Benjamin can see that I, Joseph, am the one speaking with you.here: Benjamin
- Genesis 45:14בִנְיָמִֽן־vinyamin-proper noun (a name)Then Joseph threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept as they embraced.here: Benjamin
- Genesis 45:14וּבִנְיָמִ֔ןuvinyaminconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Then Joseph threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept as they embraced.here: and Benjamin
- Genesis 45:22וּלְבִנְיָמִ֤ןulevinyaminconjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)He gave new garments to each of them, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels of silver and five sets of clothes.here: and to Benjamin
- Genesis 46:19וּבִנְיָמִֽן׃uvinyaminconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)The sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.here: and Benjamin
- Genesis 46:21בִנְיָמִ֗ןvinyaminproper noun (a name)The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.here: Benjamin
- Genesis 49:27בִּנְיָמִין֙binyaminproper noun (a name)Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, in the evening he divides the plunder.”here: Benjamin
Exodus1 occurrence
Numbers11 occurrences
- Numbers 1:11לְבִ֨נְיָמִ֔ןlevinyaminpreposition + proper noun (a name)from Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni;here: for Benjamin
- Numbers 1:36בִנְיָמִ֔ןvinyaminproper noun (a name)From the sons of Benjamin, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,here: Benjamin
- Numbers 1:37בִנְיָמִ֑ןvinyaminproper noun (a name)those registered to the tribe of Benjamin numbered 35,400.here: Benjamin
- Numbers 2:22בִּנְיָמִ֑ןbinyaminproper noun (a name)Next will be the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of the Benjamites is Abidan son of Gideoni,here: Benjamin
- Numbers 2:22בִנְיָמִ֔ןvinyaminproper noun (a name)Next will be the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of the Benjamites is Abidan son of Gideoni,here: Benjamin
- Numbers 7:60בִנְיָמִ֑ןvinyaminproper noun (a name)On the ninth day Abidan son of Gideoni, the leader of the Benjamites, drew near.here: Benjamin
- Numbers 10:24בִנְיָמִ֑ןvinyaminproper noun (a name)and Abidan son of Gideoni was over the division of the tribe of Benjamin.here: Benjamin
- Numbers 13:9בִנְיָמִ֔ןvinyaminproper noun (a name)from the tribe of Benjamin, Palti son of Raphu;here: Benjamin
- Numbers 26:38בִנְיָמִן֮vinyaminproper noun (a name)These were the descendants of Benjamin by their clans: The Belaite clan from Bela, the Ashbelite clan from Ashbel, the Ahiramite clan from Ahiram,here: Benjamin
- Numbers 26:41בִנְיָמִ֖ןvinyaminproper noun (a name)These were the clans of Benjamin, and their registration numbered 45,600.here: Benjamin
- Numbers 34:21בִנְיָמִ֔ןvinyaminproper noun (a name)Elidad son of Chislon from the tribe of Benjamin;here: Benjamin
Deuteronomy2 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 27:12וּבִנְיָמִֽן׃uvinyaminconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)“When you have crossed the Jordan, these tribes shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.here: and Benjamin
- Deuteronomy 33:12לְבִנְיָמִ֣ןlevinyaminpreposition + proper noun (a name)Concerning Benjamin he said: “May the beloved of the LORD rest secure in Him; God shields him all day long, and upon His shoulders he rests.”here: of Benjamin
Joshua6 occurrences
- Joshua 18:11בִנְיָמִ֖ןvinyaminproper noun (a name)The first lot came up for the clans of the tribe of Benjamin. Their allotted territory lay between the tribes of Judah and Joseph:here: Benjamin
- Joshua 18:20בִנְיָמִ֧ןvinyaminproper noun (a name)On the east side the border was the Jordan. These were the borders around the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin.here: Benjamin
- Joshua 18:21בִנְיָמִ֖ןvinyaminproper noun (a name)These were the cities of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin:here: Benjamin
- Joshua 18:28בִנְיָמִ֖ןvinyaminproper noun (a name)Zelah, Haeleph, Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath-jearim—fourteen cities, along with their villages. This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin.here: Benjamin
- Joshua 21:4בִנְיָמִן֙vinyaminproper noun (a name)The first lot came out for the Kohathite clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.here: Benjamin
- Joshua 21:17בִנְיָמִ֔ןvinyaminproper noun (a name)And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave them Gibeon, Geba,here: Benjamin
Judges45 occurrences
- Judges 1:21בִנְיָמִ֑ןvinyaminproper noun (a name)The Benjamites, however, failed to drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the Benjamites.here: Benjamin
- Judges 1:21בִנְיָמִן֙vinyaminproper noun (a name)The Benjamites, however, failed to drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the Benjamites.here: Benjamin
- Judges 5:14בִנְיָמִ֖יןvinyaminproper noun (a name)Some came from Ephraim, with their roots in Amalek; Benjamin came with your people after you. The commanders came down from Machir, the bearers of the marshal’s staff from Zebulun.here: Benjamin
- Judges 10:9וּבְבִנְיָמִ֖יןuvevinyaminconjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)The Ammonites also crossed the Jordan to fight against Judah, Benjamin, and the house of Ephraim, and Israel was in deep distress.here: and against Benjamin
- Judges 19:14לְבִנְיָמִֽן׃levinyaminpreposition + proper noun (a name)So they continued on their journey, and the sun set as they neared Gibeah in Benjamin.here: [belongs] to Benjamin
- Judges 20:3בִנְיָמִ֔ןvinyaminproper noun (a name)(Meanwhile the Benjamites heard that the Israelites had gone up to Mizpah.) And the Israelites asked, “Tell us, how did this wicked thing happen?”here: Benjamin
- Judges 20:4לְבִנְיָמִ֔ןlevinyaminpreposition + proper noun (a name)So the Levite, the husband of the murdered woman, answered: “I and my concubine came to Gibeah in Benjamin to spend the night.here: [belongs] to Benjamin
- Judges 20:10בִּנְיָמִ֔ןbinyaminproper noun (a name)We will take ten men out of every hundred from all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred out of every thousand, and a thousand out of every ten thousand, to supply provisions for the army when they go to Gibeah in Benjamin to punish them for the atrocity they have committed in Israel.”here: of Benjamin
- Judges 20:12בִנְיָמִ֖ןvinyaminproper noun (a name)And the tribes of Israel sent men throughout the tribe of Benjamin, saying, “What is this wickedness that has occurred among you?here: Benjamin
- Judges 20:13בִּנְיָמִ֔ןbinyaminproper noun (a name)Hand over the wicked men of Gibeah so we can put them to death and purge Israel of this evil.” But the Benjamites refused to heed the voice of their fellow Israelites.here: of Benjamin
- Judges 20:14בִנְיָמִ֛ןvinyaminproper noun (a name)And from their cities they came together at Gibeah to go out and fight against the Israelites.here: Benjamin
- Judges 20:15בִנְיָמִ֜ןvinyaminproper noun (a name)On that day the Benjamites mobilized 26,000 swordsmen from their cities, in addition to the 700 select men of Gibeah.here: Benjamin
- Judges 20:17מִבִּנְיָמִ֔ןmibinyaminpreposition + proper noun (a name)The Israelites, apart from Benjamin, mobilized 400,000 swordsmen, each one an experienced warrior.here: from Benjamin
- Judges 20:18בִנְיָמִ֑ןvinyaminproper noun (a name)The Israelites set out, went up to Bethel, and inquired of God, “Who of us shall go up first to fight against the Benjamites?” “Judah will be first,” the LORD replied.here: Benjamin
- Judges 20:20בִּנְיָמִ֑ןbinyaminproper noun (a name)And the men of Israel went out to fight against Benjamin and took up their battle positions at Gibeah.here: Benjamin
- Judges 20:21בִנְיָמִ֖ןvinyaminproper noun (a name)And the Benjamites came out of Gibeah and cut down 22,000 Israelites on the battlefield that day.here: Benjamin
- Judges 20:23בִנְיָמִ֖ןvinyaminproper noun (a name)They went up and wept before the LORD until evening, inquiring of Him, “Should we again draw near for battle against our brothers the Benjamites?” And the LORD answered, “Go up against them.”here: Benjamin
- Judges 20:24בִנְיָמִ֖ןvinyaminproper noun (a name)On the second day the Israelites advanced against the Benjamites.here: Benjamin
- Judges 20:25בִנְיָמִ֨ן׀vinyaminproper noun (a name)That same day the Benjamites came out against them from Gibeah and cut down another 18,000 Israelites, all of them armed with swords.here: Benjamin
- Judges 20:28בִנְיָמִ֥ןvinyaminproper noun (a name)and Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, served before it.) The Israelites asked, “Should we again go out to battle against our brothers the Benjamites, or should we stop?” The LORD answered, “Fight, for tomorrow I will deliver them into your hand.”here: Benjamin
- Judges 20:30בִנְיָמִ֖ןvinyaminproper noun (a name)On the third day the Israelites went up against the Benjamites and arrayed themselves against Gibeah as they had done before.here: Benjamin
- Judges 20:31בִנְיָמִן֙vinyaminproper noun (a name)The Benjamites came out against them and were drawn away from the city. They began to attack the people as before, killing about thirty men of Israel in the fields and on the roads, one of which led up to Bethel and the other to Gibeah.here: Benjamin
- Judges 20:32בִנְיָמִ֔ןvinyaminproper noun (a name)“We are defeating them as before,” said the Benjamites. But the Israelites said, “Let us retreat and draw them away from the city onto the roads.”here: Benjamin
- Judges 20:35בִּנְיָמִן֮binyaminproper noun (a name)The LORD defeated Benjamin in the presence of Israel, and on that day the Israelites slaughtered 25,100 Benjamites, all armed with swords.here: Benjamin
- Judges 20:35בְּבִנְיָמִן֙bevinyaminpreposition + proper noun (a name)The LORD defeated Benjamin in the presence of Israel, and on that day the Israelites slaughtered 25,100 Benjamites, all armed with swords.here: among Benjamin
- Judges 20:36בִנְיָמִ֖ןvinyaminproper noun (a name)Then the Benjamites realized they had been defeated. Now the men of Israel had retreated before Benjamin because they were relying on the ambush they had set against Gibeah.here: Benjamin
- Judges 20:36לְבִנְיָמִ֔ןlevinyaminpreposition + proper noun (a name)Then the Benjamites realized they had been defeated. Now the men of Israel had retreated before Benjamin because they were relying on the ambush they had set against Gibeah.here: to Benjamin
- Judges 20:39וּבִנְיָמִ֡ןuvinyaminconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)the men of Israel would turn in the battle. When the Benjamites had begun to strike them down, killing about thirty men of Israel, they said, “They are defeated before us as in the first battle.”here: and Benjamin
- Judges 20:40בִּנְיָמִן֙binyaminproper noun (a name)But when the column of smoke began to go up from the city, the Benjamites looked behind them and saw the whole city going up in smoke.here: Benjamin
- Judges 20:41בִּנְיָמִ֑ןbinyaminproper noun (a name)Then the men of Israel turned back on them, and the men of Benjamin were terrified when they realized that disaster had come upon them.here: Benjamin
- Judges 20:43בִּנְיָמִן֙binyaminproper noun (a name)They surrounded the Benjamites, pursued them, and easily overtook them in the vicinity of Gibeah on the east.here: Benjamin
- Judges 20:44מִבִּנְיָמִ֔ןmibinyaminpreposition + proper noun (a name)And 18,000 Benjamites fell, all men of valor.here: of Benjamin
- Judges 20:46מִבִּנְיָמִ֗ןmibinyaminpreposition + proper noun (a name)That day 25,000 Benjamite swordsmen fell, all men of valor.here: of Benjamin
- Judges 20:48בִנְיָמִן֙vinyaminproper noun (a name)And the men of Israel turned back against the other Benjamites and put to the sword all the cities, including the animals and everything else they found. And they burned down all the cities in their path.here: Benjamin
- Judges 21:1לְבִנְיָמִ֖ןlevinyaminpreposition + proper noun (a name)Now the men of Israel had sworn an oath at Mizpah, saying, “Not one of us will give his daughter in marriage to a Benjamite.”here: to Benjamin
- Judges 21:6בִּנְיָמִ֖ןbinyaminproper noun (a name)And the Israelites grieved for their brothers, the Benjamites, and said, “Today a tribe is cut off from Israel.here: Benjamin
- Judges 21:13בִנְיָמִ֔ןvinyaminproper noun (a name)Then the whole congregation sent a message of peace to the Benjamites who were at the rock of Rimmon.here: Benjamin
- Judges 21:14בִּנְיָמִן֙binyaminproper noun (a name)And at that time the Benjamites returned and were given the women who were spared from Jabesh-gilead. But there were not enough women for all of them.here: Benjamin
- Judges 21:15לְבִנְיָמִ֑ןlevinyaminpreposition + proper noun (a name)The people grieved for Benjamin, because the LORD had made a void in the tribes of Israel.here: to Benjamin
- Judges 21:16מִבִּנְיָמִ֖ןmibinyaminpreposition + proper noun (a name)Then the elders of the congregation said, “What should we do about wives for those who remain, since the women of Benjamin have been destroyed?”here: from Benjamin
- Judges 21:17לְבִנְיָמִ֑ןlevinyaminpreposition + proper noun (a name)They added, “There must be heirs for the survivors of Benjamin, so that a tribe of Israel will not be wiped out.here: [belongs] to Benjamin
- Judges 21:18לְבִנְיָמִֽן׃ סlevinyaminpreposition + proper noun (a name)But we cannot give them our daughters as wives.” For the Israelites had sworn, “Cursed is he who gives a wife to a Benjamite.”here: to Benjamin
- Judges 21:20בִנְיָמִ֖ןvinyaminproper noun (a name)So they commanded the Benjamites: “Go, hide in the vineyardshere: Benjamin
- Judges 21:21בִּנְיָמִֽן׃binyaminproper noun (a name)and watch. When you see the daughters of Shiloh come out to perform their dances, each of you is to come out of the vineyards, catch for himself a wife from the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.here: Benjamin
- Judges 21:23בִנְיָמִ֔ןvinyaminproper noun (a name)The Benjamites did as instructed and carried away the number of women they needed from the dancers they caught. They went back to their own inheritance, rebuilt their cities, and settled in them.here: Benjamin
1 Samuel11 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 4:12בִּנְיָמִן֙binyaminproper noun (a name)That same day a Benjamite ran from the battle line all the way to Shiloh, with his clothes torn and dirt on his head.here: Benjamin
- 1 Samuel 9:1מִבִּנְיָמִ֗יןmibinyaminpreposition + proper noun (a name)Now there was a Benjamite, a powerful man, whose name was Kish son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah of Benjamin.here: from Benjamin
- 1 Samuel 9:16בִּנְיָמִ֗ןbinyaminproper noun (a name)“At this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you are to anoint him leader over My people Israel; he will save them from the hand of the Philistines. For I have looked upon My people, because their cry has come to Me.”here: Benjamin
- 1 Samuel 9:21בִנְיָמִ֑ןvinyaminproper noun (a name)Saul replied, “Am I not a Benjamite from the smallest tribe of Israel, and is not my clan the least of all the clans of Benjamin? So why would you say such a thing to me?”here: Benjamin
- 1 Samuel 10:2בִּנְיָמִ֖ןbinyaminproper noun (a name)When you leave me today, you will find two men at Rachel’s tomb in Zelzah on the border of Benjamin. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys you seek have been found, and now your father has stopped worrying about the donkeys and started worrying about you, asking, “What should I do about my son?”’here: Benjamin
- 1 Samuel 10:20בִּנְיָמִֽן׃binyaminproper noun (a name)Thus Samuel had all the tribes of Israel come forward, and the tribe of Benjamin was selected.here: Benjamin
- 1 Samuel 10:21בִּנְיָמִן֙binyaminproper noun (a name)Then he had the tribe of Benjamin come forward by its clans, and the clan of Matri was selected. Finally, Saul son of Kish was selected. But when they looked for him, they could not find him.here: Benjamin
- 1 Samuel 13:2בִּנְיָמִ֑יןbinyaminproper noun (a name)He chose for himself three thousand men of Israel: Two thousand were with Saul at Michmash and in the hill country of Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. And the rest of the troops he sent away, each to his own home.here: Benjamin
- 1 Samuel 13:15בִּנְיָמִ֑ןbinyaminproper noun (a name)Then Samuel set out from Gilgal and went up to Gibeah in Benjamin. And Saul numbered the troops who were with him, about six hundred men.here: Benjamin
- 1 Samuel 13:16בִּנְיָמִ֑ןbinyaminproper noun (a name)Now Saul and Jonathan his son and the troops with them were staying in Geba of Benjamin, while the Philistines camped at Michmash.here: of Benjamin
- 1 Samuel 14:16בִּנְיָמִ֑ןbinyaminproper noun (a name)Now when Saul’s watchmen at Gibeah in Benjamin looked and saw the troops melting away and scattering in every direction,here: Benjamin
2 Samuel11 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 2:9בִּנְיָמִ֔ןbinyaminproper noun (a name)and made him king over Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, and Benjamin—over all Israel.here: Benjamin
- 2 Samuel 2:15לְבִנְיָמִ֗ןlevinyaminpreposition + proper noun (a name)So they got up and were counted off—twelve for Benjamin and Ish-bosheth son of Saul, and twelve for David.here: for Benjamin
- 2 Samuel 2:25בִנְיָמִן֙vinyaminproper noun (a name)The Benjamites rallied to Abner, formed a single unit, and took their stand atop a hill.here: Benjamin
- 2 Samuel 2:31מִבִּנְיָמִ֔ןmibinyaminpreposition + proper noun (a name)but they had struck down 360 Benjamites who were with Abner.here: of Benjamin
- 2 Samuel 3:19בִנְיָמִ֑יןvinyaminproper noun (a name)Abner also spoke to the Benjamites and went to Hebron to tell David all that seemed good to Israel and to the whole house of Benjamin.here: Benjamin
- 2 Samuel 3:19בִּנְיָמִֽן׃binyaminproper noun (a name)Abner also spoke to the Benjamites and went to Hebron to tell David all that seemed good to Israel and to the whole house of Benjamin.here: Benjamin
- 2 Samuel 4:2בִנְיָמִ֑ןvinyaminproper noun (a name)Saul’s son had two men who were leaders of raiding parties. One was named Baanah and the other Rechab; they were sons of Rimmon the Beerothite of the tribe of Benjamin—Beeroth is considered part of Benjamin,here: Benjamin
- 2 Samuel 4:2בִּנְיָמִֽן׃binyaminproper noun (a name)Saul’s son had two men who were leaders of raiding parties. One was named Baanah and the other Rechab; they were sons of Rimmon the Beerothite of the tribe of Benjamin—Beeroth is considered part of Benjamin,here: Benjamin
- 2 Samuel 19:17מִבִּנְיָמִן֒mibinyaminpreposition + proper noun (a name)along with a thousand men of Benjamin, as well as Ziba the steward of the house of Saul and his fifteen sons and twenty servants. They rushed down to the Jordan before the kinghere: of Benjamin
- 2 Samuel 21:14בִּנְיָמִ֜ןbinyaminproper noun (a name)And they buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in Zela in the land of Benjamin, in the tomb of Saul’s father Kish. After they had done everything the king had commanded, God answered their prayers for the land.here: Benjamin
- 2 Samuel 23:29בִנְיָמִֽן׃ סvinyaminproper noun (a name)Heled son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai son of Ribai from Gibeah of the Benjamites,here: Benjamin
1 Kings4 occurrences
- 1 Kings 4:18בְּבִנְיָמִֽן׃ סbevinyaminpreposition + proper noun (a name)Shimei son of Ela in Benjamin;here: in Benjamin
- 1 Kings 12:21בִּנְיָמִ֗ןbinyaminproper noun (a name)And when Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mobilized the whole house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin—180,000 chosen warriors—to fight against the house of Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam son of Solomon.here: Benjamin
- 1 Kings 12:23וּבִנְיָמִ֑יןuvinyaminconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)“Tell Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah, all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and the rest of the peoplehere: and Benjamin
- 1 Kings 15:22בִּנְיָמִ֖ןbinyaminproper noun (a name)Then King Asa summoned all the men of Judah, with no exceptions, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials King Asa built up Geba of Benjamin, as well as Mizpah.here: of Benjamin
1 Chronicles15 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 2:2וּבִנְיָמִ֔ןuvinyaminconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.here: and Benjamin
- 1 Chronicles 6:60בִנְיָמִ֗ןvinyaminproper noun (a name)And from the tribe of Benjamin they were given Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, together with their pasturelands. So they had thirteen cities in all among their families.here: Benjamin
- 1 Chronicles 6:65בִנְיָמִ֑ןvinyaminproper noun (a name)They assigned by lot the cities named above from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.here: Benjamin
- 1 Chronicles 7:6בִּנְיָמִ֗ןbinyaminproper noun (a name)The three sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael.here: Benjamin
- 1 Chronicles 7:10וּ֠בִנְיָמִןuvinyaminconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)The son of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan:here: and Benjamin
- 1 Chronicles 8:1וּבִ֨נְיָמִ֔ןuvinyaminconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Benjamin was the father of Bela, his firstborn; Ashbel was the second born, Aharah the third,here: and Benjamin
- 1 Chronicles 8:40בִנְיָמִֽן׃ פvinyaminproper noun (a name)Ulam was his firstborn, Jeush second, and Eliphelet third. The sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and they had many sons and grandsons—150 in all. All these were the descendants of Benjamin.here: Benjamin
- 1 Chronicles 9:3בִנְיָמִ֑ןvinyaminproper noun (a name)These were some of the descendants of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh who lived in Jerusalem:here: Benjamin
- 1 Chronicles 9:7בִּנְיָמִ֑ןbinyaminproper noun (a name)From the Benjamites: Sallu son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah;here: Benjamin
- 1 Chronicles 11:31בִנְיָמִ֔ן סvinyaminproper noun (a name)Ithai son of Ribai from Gibeah of the Benjamites, Benaiah the Pirathonite,here: Benjamin
- 1 Chronicles 12:2מִבִּנְיָמִֽן׃mibinyaminpreposition + proper noun (a name)they were archers using both the right and left hands to sling stones and shoot arrows; and they were Saul’s kinsmen from Benjamin):here: from Benjamin
- 1 Chronicles 12:16בִנְיָמִן֙vinyaminproper noun (a name)Other Benjamites and some men from Judah also came to David in his stronghold.here: Benjamin
- 1 Chronicles 12:29בִנְיָמִ֛ןvinyaminproper noun (a name)From Benjamin, the kinsmen of Saul: 3,000, most of whom had remained loyal to the house of Saul up to that time.here: Benjamin
- 1 Chronicles 21:6וּבִנְיָמִ֔ןuvinyaminconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)But Joab did not include Levi and Benjamin in the count, because the king’s command was detestable to him.here: and Benjamin
- 1 Chronicles 27:21לְבִנְיָמִ֔ןlevinyaminpreposition + proper noun (a name)over the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead was Iddo son of Zechariah; over Benjamin was Jaasiel son of Abner;here: for Benjamin
2 Chronicles14 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 11:1וּבִנְיָמִ֗ןuvinyaminconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mobilized the house of Judah and Benjamin—180,000 chosen warriors—to fight against Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.here: and Benjamin
- 2 Chronicles 11:3וּבִנְיָמִ֖ןuvinyaminconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)“Tell Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah and all the Israelites in Judah and Benjaminhere: and Benjamin
- 2 Chronicles 11:10וּבְבִנְיָמִ֑ןuvevinyaminconjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, the fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin.here: and in Benjamin
- 2 Chronicles 11:12וּבִנְיָמִֽן׃ סuvinyaminconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)He also put shields and spears in all the cities and strengthened them greatly. So Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.here: and Benjamin
- 2 Chronicles 11:23וּבִנְיָמִ֗ןuvinyaminconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Rehoboam also acted wisely by dispersing some of his sons throughout the districts of Judah and Benjamin, and to all the fortified cities. He gave them abundant provisions and sought many wives for them.here: and Benjamin
- 2 Chronicles 14:8וּמִבִּנְיָמִ֗ןumibinyaminconjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)Asa had an army of 300,000 men from Judah bearing large shields and spears, and 280,000 men from Benjamin bearing small shields and drawing the bow. All these were mighty men of valor.here: and of Benjamin
- 2 Chronicles 15:2וּבִנְיָמִ֑ןuvinyaminconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.here: and Benjamin
- 2 Chronicles 15:8וּבִנְיָמִ֔ןuvinyaminconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Azariah son of Oded the prophet, he took courage and removed the detestable idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He then restored the altar of the LORD that was in front of the portico of the LORD’s temple.here: and Benjamin
- 2 Chronicles 15:9וּבִנְיָמִ֔ןuvinyaminconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)And he assembled all Judah and Benjamin, along with those from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had settled among them, for great numbers had come over to him from Israel when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.here: and Benjamin
- 2 Chronicles 17:17בִּנְיָמִ֔ןbinyaminproper noun (a name)From Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty man of valor, and with him 200,000 armed with bows and shields;here: Benjamin
- 2 Chronicles 25:5וּבִנְיָמִ֑ןuvinyaminconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Then Amaziah gathered the people of Judah and assigned them according to their families to commanders of thousands and of hundreds. And he numbered those twenty years of age or older throughout Judah and Benjamin and found 300,000 chosen men able to serve in the army, bearing the spear and shield.here: and Benjamin
- 2 Chronicles 31:1וּבִנְיָמִ֛ןuvinyaminconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)When all this had ended, the Israelites in attendance went out to the cities of Judah and broke up the sacred pillars, chopped down the Asherah poles, and tore down the high places and altars throughout Judah and Benjamin, as well as in Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the Israelites returned to their cities, each to his own property.here: and Benjamin
- 2 Chronicles 34:9וּבִנְיָמִ֑ןuvinyaminconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)So they went to Hilkiah the high priest and gave him the money that had been brought into the house of God, which the Levites at the doors had collected from the people of Manasseh and Ephraim, from all the remnant of Israel, Judah, and Benjamin, and from the people of Jerusalem.here: and Benjamin
- 2 Chronicles 34:32וּבִנְיָמִ֑ןuvinyaminconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Then he had everyone in Jerusalem and Benjamin take a stand in agreement to it. So all the people of Jerusalem carried out the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.here: and Benjamin
Ezra4 occurrences
- Ezra 1:5וּבִנְיָמִ֔ןuvinyaminconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)So the family heads of Judah and Benjamin, along with the priests and Levites—everyone whose spirit God had stirred—prepared to go up and rebuild the house of the LORD in Jerusalem.here: and Benjamin
- Ezra 4:1וּבִנְיָמִ֑ןuvinyaminconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the exiles were building a temple for the LORD, the God of Israel,here: and Benjamin
- Ezra 10:9וּבִנְיָמִ֨ן׀uvinyaminconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)So within the three days, all the men of Judah and Benjamin assembled in Jerusalem, and on the twentieth day of the ninth month, all the people sat in the square at the house of God, trembling regarding this matter and because of the heavy rain.here: and Benjamin
- Ezra 10:32בְּנְיָמִ֥ןbeneyaminproper noun (a name)Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon, Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.here: Benjamin
Nehemiah6 occurrences
- Nehemiah 3:23בִּנְיָמִ֛ןbinyaminproper noun (a name)Beyond them, Benjamin and Hasshub made repairs in front of their house, and next to them, Azariah son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, made repairs beside his house.here: Benjamin
- Nehemiah 11:4בִנְיָמִ֑ןvinyaminproper noun (a name)while some of the descendants of Judah and Benjamin settled in Jerusalem.) From the descendants of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, a descendant of Perez;here: Benjamin
- Nehemiah 11:7בִנְיָמִ֑ןvinyaminproper noun (a name)From the descendants of Benjamin: Sallu son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jeshaiah;here: Benjamin
- Nehemiah 11:31בִנְיָמִ֖ןvinyaminproper noun (a name)The descendants of Benjamin from Geba lived in Michmash, Aija, and Bethel with its villages;here: Benjamin
- Nehemiah 11:36לְבִנְיָמִֽין׃ פlevinyaminpreposition + proper noun (a name)And some divisions of the Levites of Judah settled in Benjamin.here: [belonged] to Benjamin
- Nehemiah 12:34וּבִנְיָמִ֔ןuvinyaminconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, Jeremiah,here: and Benjamin
Psalms2 occurrences
- Psalms 68:27בִּנְיָמִ֨ן׀binyaminproper noun (a name)There is Benjamin, the youngest, ruling them, the princes of Judah in their company, the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.here: Benjamin
- Psalms 80:2וּבִנְיָ֘מִ֤ןuvinyaminconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh. Rally Your mighty power and come to save us.here: and Benjamin
Jeremiah10 occurrences
- Jeremiah 1:1בִּנְיָמִֽן׃binyaminproper noun (a name)These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests in Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin.here: Benjamin
- Jeremiah 6:1בִניָמִ֗ןvinyaminproper noun (a name)“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.here: Benjamin
- Jeremiah 17:26בִּנְיָמִ֗ןbinyaminproper noun (a name)And 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.here: Benjamin
- Jeremiah 20:2בִּנְיָמִן֙binyaminproper noun (a name)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.here: Benjamin
- Jeremiah 32:8בִּנְיָמִ֗יןbinyaminproper noun (a name)Then, 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.here: Benjamin
- Jeremiah 32:44בִּנְיָמִ֜ןbinyaminproper noun (a name)Fields 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.”here: Benjamin
- Jeremiah 33:13בִּנְיָמִ֛ןbinyaminproper noun (a name)In 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.here: Benjamin
- Jeremiah 37:12בִּנְיָמִ֑ןbinyaminproper noun (a name)Jeremiah started to leave Jerusalem to go to the land of Benjamin to claim his portion there among the people.here: Benjamin
- Jeremiah 37:13בִּנְיָמִ֗ןbinyaminproper noun (a name)But 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!”here: Benjamin
- Jeremiah 38:7בִּנְיָמִֽן׃binyaminproper noun (a name)Now 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,here: Benjamin
Ezekiel4 occurrences
- Ezekiel 48:22בִּנְיָמִ֔ןbinyaminproper noun (a name)So 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.here: Benjamin
- Ezekiel 48:23בִּנְיָמִ֥ןbinyaminproper noun (a name)As for the rest of the tribes: Benjamin will have one portion extending from the east side to the west side.here: Benjamin
- Ezekiel 48:24בִּנְיָמִ֗ןbinyaminproper noun (a name)Simeon will have one portion bordering the territory of Benjamin from east to west.here: Benjamin
- Ezekiel 48:32בִּנְיָמִן֙binyaminproper noun (a name)On 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.here: Benjamin