Benjamin

Etymology

From Late Latin Benjamin, from Ancient Greek Βενιαμίν (Beniamín), from Biblical Hebrew בִּנְיָמִין‎ (binyamīn, literally “son of the right [hand]”).(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛndʒəmɪn/
• Hyphenation: Ben‧ja‧min

Proper noun

Benjamin (countable and uncountable, plural Benjamins)

1. The youngest of the sons of Jacob and Rachel in the Bible.
   • 1611, Bible (King James Version), Genesis 35:18:
     :

     And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin.

   • 1908, George Bernard Shaw, Getting Married:

     What about the youngest child - the Benjamin - the child of its parents' mature strength and charity, always better treated than the unfortunate eldest children of their youthful ignorance and wilfulness?

2. A male given name of biblical origin.
   • 2007 Mark Schreiber, Starcrossed, Llewellyn Worldwide, →ISBN, page 53:

     "Well, who the hell ever thinks some boy with a name like Benjamin is going to kill someone?" I said. "It's like someone named Winnie the Pooh taking hostages!"

3. a small city in Texas, USA, and the county seat of Knox County.

Noun

Benjamin (plural Benjamins)

1. (US, slang) A US$100 bill, which bears a portrait of Benjamin Franklin. Often used in the plural form to indicate large sums of money.
   • 2006 April 12, Dean Ornish, "Health Care: It's All About the Benjamins", in Newsweek
   • 2002, All About the Benjamins
   • 2007, Martha Baer, "It's Not All About The Benjamins", in Tango Magazine

Related terms

• pet forms: Ben, Benji, Benjy, Benny

Further reading

• Wikipedia disambiguation page for Benjamin

Etymology

From English Benjamin, from Late Latin Benjamin, from Ancient Greek Βενιαμίν (Beniamín), from Biblical Hebrew בִּנְיָמִין‎ (binyamīn, literally “son of the right [hand]”). Also from Spanish Benjamín.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ben‧ja‧min

Proper noun

Benjamin

1. a male given name
2. (biblical) Benjamin
3. the tribe of Benjamin

Proper noun

Benjamin

1. Benjamin (Biblical figure)
2. A male given name.

Etymology

From Late Latin Benjamin, from Ancient Greek Βενιαμίν (Beniamín), from Biblical Hebrew בִּנְיָמִין‎ (binyamīn, literally “son of the right [hand]”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛn.ja.ˌmin/

Proper noun

Benjamin m

1. (biblical) Benjamin
2. A male given name.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbenjɑmin/
• Hyphenation: Ben‧ja‧min

Proper noun

Benjamin

1. A male given name.
   • 1923 Frans Hjalmar Nortamo, Helmikoristeinen kirjanmerkki, WSOY (1947), page 33:

     Rovasti oli sitä paitsi arvellut olevan parasta, että Penua tästä lähtien ruvettaisiin kutsumaan Kustaaksi, koska nimi Benjamin ja sen lyhennys Penu varmasti antaisi hänen koulutovereilleen aihetta pilan tekoon ja härnäilemiseen.

     Furthermore, the provost had said that it would be best that Penu should be called Kustaa from this onwards, because the name Benjamin and its shorter form Penu would certainly give his schoolmates a cause to bantering and bullying.

2. Benjamin (Biblical figure)
   • 1933 Pyhä Raamattu 1 Moos.35:18:

     Mutta kun hänen henkensä oli lähtemäisillään, sillä hänen oli kuoltava, antoi hän hänelle nimen Benoni, mutta hänen isänsä antoi hänelle nimen Benjamin.

     And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin. (KJV Genesis 35:18)

Proper noun

Benjamin

1. Genitive singular form of Benjam.

Proper noun

Benjamin

1. Benjamin (Biblical figure)
2. A male given name.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛnjamiːn]

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• Hyphenation: Ben‧ja‧min

Proper noun

Benjamin

1. Benjamin (Biblical figure)
2. A male given name; diminutive: Ben

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βενιαμίν (Beniamín).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈben.ja.min/, [ˈbɛn.ja.mĩ]

Proper noun

Benjamin m (indeclinable)

1. (Late Latin) Benjamin (the youngest son of the Hebrew patriarch Jacob)

References

• Benjămin in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Benjamin in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, page 214/3

Proper noun

Benjamin m

1. A male given name.

Mutation

Proper noun

Benjamin

1. Benjamin (Biblical figure)
2. A male given name.

Proper noun

Benjamin c (genitive Benjamins)

1. Benjamin (Biblical figure)
2. A male given name.