בִּנְיָמִֽן
𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤍
Bineyamin
of Benjamin
Proper noun denoting a personal name, Benjamin: youngest son of Jacob and Rachel. By extension, the tribe descended from him and later, the territory allocated to this tribe. The name fundamentally refers to an individual but is used metonymically for the tribal group and their allotted land. In personal and genealogical contexts, the sense is of a direct descendant; in collective or territorial contexts, it signals group or geographic identity.
Judges 21:21 · Word #20
Lexicon H1144
| Lemma | בִּנְיָמִין |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍 |
| Transliteration | Bineyamin |
| Strong's | H1144 |
| Definition | Proper noun denoting a personal name, Benjamin: youngest son of Jacob and Rachel. By extension, the tribe descended from him and later, the territory allocated to this tribe. The name fundamentally refers to an individual but is used metonymically for the tribal group and their allotted land. In personal and genealogical contexts, the sense is of a direct descendant; in collective or territorial contexts, it signals group or geographic identity. |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | of Benjamin |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1144-03
Right-hand son
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular proper noun (personal/tribal name). |
| Rendering Rationale | The name is a compound of בֵּן (son) and יָמִין (right hand/south), so "Right-hand son" preserves both root elements without importing later contextual uses. As a masculine singular proper noun, the rendering reflects an individual identity derived directly from these roots. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Bineyamin
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: Son-of-the-Right-Hand |
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