Word Study · Strong's H1145 · Hebrew
בֶּן־יְמִינִי
Ben-yemini
ben-yem-ee-nee'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Ben-yᵉmîynîy
“a Benjaminite, or descendent of Benjamin”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a Benjaminite, or descendent of Benjamin
Rendered in the KJV as
Benjamite, of Benjamin.
- 15occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 5 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 10inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 15 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 10
- בֶּן־3
- בֶן־2
- הַיְמִינִ֔י2
- יְמִינִֽי׃2
- בְּנֵ֥י1
- בְּנֵ֣י1
- הַיְמִינִ֗י1
- הַיְמִינִי֮1
- יְמִינִ֤י1
- יְמִינִ֑י1
How it is rendered · 8
- [the] Ben-4
- the jaminite4
- jaminites2
- [were] Ben-1
- a Ben-1
- a Jaminite1
- jaminite1
- O Ben-1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- gentilic noun (a people)5
- gentilic noun (a people)4
- the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)4
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)1
- gentilic noun (a people)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNgmsa · 5
- HNgmsc · 4
- HTd/Ngmsa · 4
- HNcmpc · 1
- HNgmpc · 1
All 15, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Judges carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Judges4 occurrences
- Judges 3:15בֶּן־ben-gentilic noun (a people)And again they cried out to the LORD, and He raised up Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed Benjamite, as their deliverer. So they sent him with tribute to Eglon king of Moab.here: [the] Ben-
- Judges 3:15הַיְמִינִ֔יhayminithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)And again they cried out to the LORD, and He raised up Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed Benjamite, as their deliverer. So they sent him with tribute to Eglon king of Moab.here: the jaminite
- Judges 19:16בְּנֵ֥יbeneigentilic noun (a people)That evening an old man from the hill country of Ephraim, who was residing in Gibeah (the men of that place were Benjamites), came in from his work in the field.here: [were] Ben-
- Judges 19:16יְמִינִֽי׃yeminigentilic noun (a people)That evening an old man from the hill country of Ephraim, who was residing in Gibeah (the men of that place were Benjamites), came in from his work in the field.here: jaminites
1 Samuel4 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 9:21בֶן־ven-gentilic noun (a people)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: a Ben-
- 1 Samuel 9:21יְמִינִ֤יyeminigentilic noun (a people)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: jaminite
- 1 Samuel 22:7בְּנֵ֣יbeneinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Then Saul said to his servants, “Listen, men of Benjamin! Is the son of Jesse giving all of you fields and vineyards and making you commanders of thousands or hundreds?here: O Ben-
- 1 Samuel 22:7יְמִינִ֑יyeminigentilic noun (a people)Then Saul said to his servants, “Listen, men of Benjamin! Is the son of Jesse giving all of you fields and vineyards and making you commanders of thousands or hundreds?here: jaminites
2 Samuel4 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 16:11בֶּן־ben-gentilic noun (a people)Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “Behold, my own son, my own flesh and blood, seeks my life. How much more, then, this Benjamite! Leave him alone and let him curse me, for the LORD has told him so.here: [the] Ben-
- 2 Samuel 16:11הַיְמִינִ֗יhayminithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “Behold, my own son, my own flesh and blood, seeks my life. How much more, then, this Benjamite! Leave him alone and let him curse me, for the LORD has told him so.here: the jaminite
- 2 Samuel 19:16בֶּן־ben-gentilic noun (a people)Then Shimei son of Gera, a Benjamite from Bahurim, hurried down with the men of Judah to meet King David,here: [the] Ben-
- 2 Samuel 19:16הַיְמִינִ֔יhayminithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Then Shimei son of Gera, a Benjamite from Bahurim, hurried down with the men of Judah to meet King David,here: the jaminite
1 Kings2 occurrences
- 1 Kings 2:8בֶן־ven-gentilic noun (a people)Keep an eye on Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim who is with you. He called down bitter curses against me on the day I went to Mahanaim, but when he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore to him by the LORD: ‘I will never put you to the sword.’here: [the] Ben-
- 1 Kings 2:8הַיְמִינִי֮hayminithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Keep an eye on Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim who is with you. He called down bitter curses against me on the day I went to Mahanaim, but when he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore to him by the LORD: ‘I will never put you to the sword.’here: the jaminite