Βενιαμίν G0958
Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob; an Israelite tribe
Benjamin is the Hebrew name of Jacob's youngest son, whose descendants formed one of the twelve tribes of Israel. In the NT, the name appears in contexts of Israelite identity and tribal heritage. Paul twice identifies himself as belonging to the tribe of Benjamin (Rom 11:1; Phil 3:5), underscoring his pure Israelite lineage. Acts 13:21 recalls King Saul as a Benjaminite, and Revelation 7:8 lists Benjamin among the sealed tribes. French and German both render it 'Benjamin,' while Spanish varies between 'Benjamín' and 'Beniamín,' reflecting the Hebrew original.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The proper name of Jacob's youngest son and the Israelite tribe descended from him, used in the NT primarily as a marker of Jewish tribal lineage. Paul's self-identification as a Benjaminite (Rom 11:1; Phil 3:5) signals his impeccable Israelite credentials, while Acts 13:21 recalls King Saul from this tribe. The indeclinable Greek form mirrors the Hebrew Binyāmîn; Spanish 'Benjamín' and French 'Benjamin' preserve it with minimal adaptation. 4×
AR["بَنيامينَ", "بَنْيَامِينَ", "بِنيامينَ", "بِنْيامينَ"]·ben["বিন্যামিনের", "বিন্যামীনের", "বিন্যামীনের,", "বিন্যামীনের।"]·DE["Benjamin", "Βενιαμίν"]·EN["of-Beniamin"]·FR["Benjamin"]·heb["בִּנְיָמִין", "בִנְיָמִין", "בִנְיָמִין;"]·HI["बिन्यमिन;", "बिन्यामीन", "बिन्यामीन-के", "बिन्यामीन-के,"]·ID["Benyamin", "Benyamin,"]·IT["Beniamino", "beniamin"]·jav["Benyamin.", "Benyámin", "Bényamin", "Bényamin,"]·KO["베냐민", "베냐민;", "베냐민의"]·PT["de-Benjamim", "de-Benjamim,", "de-Benjamim."]·RU["Вениамина", "Вениамина,"]·ES["de-Beniamín", "de-Benjamin", "de-Benjamín"]·SW["la-Benyamini", "la-Benyamini,", "ya-Benyamini."]·TR["Benyamin", "Benyamin'in"]·urd["بنیامین", "بنیامین-کے"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
Βενιαμίν, (Rec. -μίν), ὁ, indecl. (Heb. בֶּנְיָמִין), Benjamin: Act.13:21, Rom.11:1, Php.3:5, Rev.7:8.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)