H4509 H4509
Miniamin/Minyamin (personal name: possibly 'from the right hand' or 'fortunate')
A personal name with multiple variant spellings, borne by priestly individuals in post-exilic contexts. One Miniamin served during Hezekiah's reforms helping distribute priestly portions (2 Chronicles 31:15). Others appear among priests who returned with Zerubbabel and served in Nehemiah's time (Nehemiah 12:17, 41). The name appears in different forms reflecting scribal variation or possibly different individuals with similar names. All occurrences involve priestly service and temple ministry.
Senses
1. sense 1 — This proper name shows spelling variants: 'Miniamin, Minyamin, Mijamin' across texts and translations. Second Chronicles 31:15 identifies one who faithfully distributed offerings to priests during Hezekiah's reforms. Nehemiah 12:17, 41 mention priest(s) by this name in post-exilic contexts, participating in dedication ceremonies. The variations may represent different individuals or textual variants for the same person. All contexts involve faithful priestly service in seasons of religious renewal and temple worship. 3×
AR["لِ-مِنيامينَ", "مِنيامينُ", "وَ-مِنْيَامِينُ"]·ben["-জন্য-মিন্যামীনের", "ও-মিনিয়ামীন", "মিন্যামীন"]·DE["[ומנימן]", "[למנימין]", "[מנימין]"]·EN["Minyamin", "and-Miniamin", "to-Minyamin"]·FR["[ומנימן]", "[למנימין]", "[מנימין]"]·heb["ו-מנימן", "ל-מנימין", "מנימין"]·HI["और-मिन्यामीन", "मिन्यामीन", "मिन्यामीन-का"]·ID["Minyamin", "dan-Minyamin", "untuk-Minyamin"]·IT["[ומנימן]", "[למנימין]", "[מנימין]"]·jav["Minyamin", "kangge-Minyamin", "lan-Minyamin"]·KO["그리고-민야민과", "미냐민", "에-미냐민에게는"]·PT["Minyamin", "de-Minyamin", "e-Minyamin"]·RU["Минйямин", "для-Минйямина", "и-Миньямин"]·ES["Miniamin", "de-Miniamin", "y-Minyamin"]·SW["Minyamini", "kwa-Minyamini", "wּminyamin"]·TR["Minyamin", "Minyamin'e", "ve-Minyamin"]·urd["اور-منیامین", "منیامین", "منیامین-کے-لیے"]
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
† מִיָּמִן, מִיָּמִין, מִנְיָמִן, מִנְיָמִין n.pr.m. 1. priestly name: a. מִיָּמִן assigned to David’s time, 1 Ch 24:9. b. Neh.’s time Ne 10:8 = מִנְיָמִין 12:17, 41. c. מִנְיָמִן assigned to Hezekiah’s time 2 Ch 31:15. d. מִיָּמִין went up with Zerub. Ne 12:5. 2. one of those who took strange wives Ezr 10:25.—𝔊 Βενιαμειν and (especially A 𝔊L) Μιαμειν.