H3226 H3226
Jamin — a proper name meaning 'right hand,' borne by a Simeonite clan founder, a Judahite, and a Levite in Ezra's time.
A Hebrew proper name (יָמִין) derived from the common noun for 'right hand' or 'south,' conveying connotations of strength, favor, and good fortune. Three distinct individuals bear this name. The earliest is a son of Simeon listed among those who descended to Egypt with Jacob (Gen 46:10; Exod 6:15), whose descendants formed the Jaminite clan (Num 26:12). A Judahite Jamin appears in Jerahmeel's genealogy as a son of Ram (1 Chr 2:27). The third is a Levite or lay leader who helped Ezra explain the Torah to the assembled people (Neh 8:7). French 'et-Jamin' and German 'und-Jamin' reflect the conjunctive forms frequent in genealogical lists.
Senses
1. Jamin (proper name) — The personal name Yāmîn (יָמִין, 'right hand'), borne by at least three individuals: a son of Simeon who came to Egypt (Gen 46:10; Exod 6:15; Num 26:12; 1 Chr 4:24), progenitor of the Jaminite clan; a descendant of Jerahmeel through Ram (1 Chr 2:27); and a Levite or community leader who helped expound the Torah during Ezra's public reading (Neh 8:7). The name's semantic link to 'right hand' carries associations of strength and blessing in the Hebrew cultural world. 6×
AR["لِ-يَامِينَ", "وَ-يامين", "وَيَامِينُ", "يامينُ"]·ben["আর-যামীন", "ও-ইামীন", "ও-যামীন", "যামীন", "যামীনের-জন্য"]·DE["[וימין]", "[ימין]", "und-Jamin", "zu-Jamin"]·EN["Jamin", "and-Jamin", "and-Yamin", "to-Jamin"]·FR["[וימין]", "[ימין]", "et-Jamin", "à-Jamin"]·heb["ו-ימין", "ימין", "ל-ימין"]·HI["और-यामीन", "यामीन", "यामीन-को"]·ID["Yamin", "dan-Yamin", "dari-Yamin"]·IT["[וימין]", "[ימין]", "a-Iamin", "e-Jamin"]·jav["Yamin", "kagem-Yamin", "lan-Yamin"]·KO["그-와-야민", "그리고-야민", "그리고-야민과", "야민", "야민-에게"]·PT["Yamin", "de-Yamin", "e-Yamin"]·RU["Йамин", "и-Ямин", "от-Йамина"]·ES["Jamín", "de-Yamín", "y-Yamin", "y-Yamín"]·SW["Yamini", "akamruka-Yamini", "kwa-Yamini", "na-Yamini"]·TR["-Yamin'e", "Yamin", "ve-Yamin"]·urd["اور-یامین", "و-یامین", "یامین", "یامین-سے"]
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
† II. יָמִין n.pr.m. 1. son of Simeon Gn 46:10; Ex 6:15; Nu 26:12; 1 Ch 4:24. 2. man of Judah 1 Ch 2:27. 3. Levite (?) name, time of Ezra Ne 8:7.