Strong's H1145 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: בֶּן־יְמִינִי (Ben-yᵉmîynîy)

Pronunciation: ben-yem-ee-nee'

POS: ben-yem-ee-nee' Morph: a

Exegesis: sometimes (with the article inserted) ; with inserted (1 Samuel 9:1) ; son of a man of Jemini; or shortened ; (1 Samuel 9:4; Esther 2:5) a man of Jemini, or (1 Samuel 20:1) simply xlit Yᵉmînîy corrected to Yᵉmîynîy; a Jeminite; (plural) xlit Bᵉnîy corrected to Bᵉnêy; patron from ;

Definition: sometimes (with the article inserted) בֵּן־הַיּמִינִי; with אִישׁ inserted (1 Samuel 9:1) בֶּן־אִישׁ ימִינִי; son of a man of Jemini; or shortened אִישׁ יְמִינִי; (1 Samuel 9:4; Esther 2:5) a man of Jemini, or (1 Samuel 20:1) simply יְמִינִיxlit Yᵉmînîy corrected to Yᵉmîynîy; a Jeminite; (plural) בְּנֵי יְמִינִיxlit Bᵉnîy corrected to Bᵉnêy; patron from בִּנְיָמִין; a Benjaminite, or descendent of Benjamin; Benjamite, of Benjamin.

KJV Usage: Benjamite, of Benjamin.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Benjamite = "a son of the right hand"
• 2. 1) one of the tribe of Benjamin

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