בִּנְיָמִין

1. youngest son of Jacob, so called by him, but by Rachel, the mother, who died at Benjamin's birth, called בֶּןאֿוֺנִי (q. v.) 1 Mos 35,18 own brother of Joseph 1 Mos 35,24; 1 Mos 42,4; 1 Mos 43,29; 1 Mos 45,12 compare 1 Mos 42,36; 1 Mos 45,15; 1 Mos 45,34 +; name of tribe of Benjamin 4 Mos 1,11; 5 Mos 27,12; 5 Mos 33,12; Dom 5,14 + 23 t. Judges; 32 t. Samuel Kings Chronicles; Hos 5,8; Ezk 48,23; Ob 1,19; Sl 68,28; Sl 80,3 בְּנֵי בנימן (literal 1 Mos 46,21) of tribe 4 Mos 1,36; 4 Mos 2,22; 4 Mos 7,60; 4 Mos 26,38; 4 Mos 26,41; Jos 18,20; Jos 18,28; Dom 20,3; Dom 20,14; Dom 20,15; Dom 20,18; Dom 20,21; Dom 20,23; Dom 20,24; Dom 20,28; Dom 20,30; Dom 20,31; Dom 20,32; Dom 20,36; Dom 20,48; Dom 21,18; Dom 21,20; Dom 21,23; 2 Sam 2,25; 2 Sam 4,2; 2 Sam 23,29; 1 Kron 8,40; 1 Kron 9,3; 1 Kron 9,7; 1 Kron 11,31; 1 Kron 12,17; 1 Kron 12,30; Neh 11,4; Neh 11,7; Neh 11,31; Jer 6,1; Dom 1,21 (twice in verse) (but בני יהודה in || Jos 15,63 compare Bu^{RS 7}); explicitly מַטֵּה בִנְיָמִן 4 Mos 1,37; 4 Mos 2,22; 4 Mos 13,9; 4 Mos 34,21; Jos 21,4; 1 Kron 6,45 compare Jos 21,17 מַטֵּה ׳בְנֵי ב 4 Mos 10,24; Jos 18,11; Jos 18,21; 1 Kron 6,50 ׳שֵׁבֶט ב 1 Sam 10,20; 1 Sam 10,21; 1 Kong 12,21 observe also ׳כָּלשִֿׁבְטֵי ב Dom 20,12 compare 1 Sam 9,21 אִישׁ בִּנְיָמִן Dom 20,41; 1 Sam 4,12 compare אִישׁ מִבִּןיָֿ֯מִין 1 Sam 9,1 אֶרֶץ בִּנְיָמִן Dom 21,21; 1 Sam 9,16; 2 Sam 21,14; Jer 1,1; Jer 17,26; Jer 32,44; Jer 33,13; Jer 37,12 compare Jer 32,8 ׳גְּבוּל ב 1 Sam 10,2; Ezk 48,22 (strike out Co) vEzk 48,24 בֵּית בִּנְיָמִן 2 Sam 3,19 בֵּית ׳יְהוּדָה וּב 1 Kong 12,23; 2 Kron 11,1 in name of a temple-gate הָעֶלְיוֺן ׳שַׁעַר ב Jer 20,2 compare Jer 37,13; Jer 38,7; Ezk 48,32; Zak 14,10.

2. a son of Bilhan and great-grandson of Benjamin

1. 1 Kron 7,10.

3. a Jew of Ezra's time Ezr 10,32 compare Neh 3,23; Neh 12,34. — בנימן בני פרץ 1 Kron 9,4 Kt read with Qr ׳בָּנִי מִןבְּֿנֵי פ.