Word Study · Strong's G958 · Greek

Βενιαμίν

Beniamin

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Strong's 1890 spelling: Beniamín

“Benjamin, an Israelite”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

Benjamin, an Israelite

Rendered in the KJV as

Benjamin.

4
occurrencesin the New Testament
4 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
3
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 4 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 3

Βενιαμίν,2
Βενιαμὶν1
Βενιαμίν.1

How it is rendered · 3

of Benjamin,2
of Benjamin1
of Benjamin.1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 1

noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular4

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N-GSM-P · 4

All 4, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Acts1 of 4 · 25%
Romans1 of 4 · 25%
Philippians1 of 4 · 25%
Revelation1 of 4 · 25%

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Acts1 occurrence

Acts 13:21Βενιαμίν,beniaminnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularThen the people asked for a king, and God gave them forty years under Saul son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin.here: of Benjamin,

Romans1 occurrence

Romans 11:1Βενιαμίν.beniaminnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularI ask then, did God reject His people? Certainly not! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.here: of Benjamin.

Philippians1 occurrence

Philippians 3:5Βενιαμίν,beniaminnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularcircumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin; a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;here: of Benjamin,

Revelation1 occurrence

Revelation 7:8Βενιαμὶνbeniaminnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularfrom the tribe of Zebulun 12,000, from the tribe of Joseph 12,000, and from the tribe of Benjamin 12,000.here: of Benjamin

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