# Benjamin
## English
### Etymology

From Late Latin Benjamin, from Ancient Greek Βενιαμίν (Beniamín), from Biblical Hebrew בִּנְיָמִין (binyamīn, literally “son of the right/south or son of days”). Authorities differ on the meaning of the original Hebrew. Philo of Alexandria, the Samaritan Pentateuch The Testament of the Twelve Patriarchs and Midrash Leḳaḥ-Ṭob understand יָמִין to mean "days" (a meaning attested in Daniel 12:13) understanding the name to mean "son of days (i.e. old age)" (compare to the direct translations into Arabic بِنْ يَومِين (bin yawmīn) "son of the days" and Arabic بِنْ يَمِين (bin yamīn) "son of the right hand"), a formula paraphrased in Genesis 40:22 where Benjamin is described as a child of Jacob's old age. Rashi in his commentary on Genesis also gives this as a possible meaning but favors an understanding of יָמִין to mean "right" in the sense of "the south", noting that Benjamin was the only son of Jacob born in the south. Jerome understood the name to mean "son of the right hand" and Gesenius speculated that this expression might have meant "son of good fortune".

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɛnd͡ʒəmɪn/, /ˈbɛnd͡ʒɚmɪn/
* (pin–pen merger) IPA: /ˈbɪnd͡ʒəmɪn/, /ˈbɪnd͡ʒɚmɪn/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Hyphenation: Ben‧ja‧min

### Proper noun

Benjamin (countable and uncountable, plural Benjamins)
* (biblical) The youngest of the sons of Jacob and Rachel in the Bible.
** 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 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?
* A male given name from Hebrew 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!"
* A small city, the county seat of Knox County, Texas, United States.
* A patrilineal surname transferred from the given name.

#### Derived terms

* Benjamin Button
* Benjamin Constant
* Harry Benjamin syndrome

#### See also

* Jamin

### Noun

Benjamin (plural Benjamins)
* (US slang, often in the plural) A $100 bill, which bears a portrait of Benjamin Franklin.
    Synonyms: Ben, Ben Franklin, Benjamin Franklin, Franklin
** 1994, “One More Chance”, in Ready to Die, performed by The Notorious B.I.G.:Fuck the past, let's dwell on the 500SL, the E&J and ginger ale / The way my pockets swell to the rims with Benjamins
** 1997, “It's All About the Benjamins”, in No Way Out, performed by Puff Daddy ft. Lil' Kim, the Lox, and The Notorious B.I.G.:Swimmin' in women wit they own condominiums / Five plus fives, who drive millenniums / It's all about the Benjamins, what?
** 2006 April 12, Dean Ornish, “Health Care: It's All About the Benjamins”, in Newsweek‎, archived from the original on 2006-11-28:Health Care: It's All About the Benjamins [title]

#### Usage notes

* Often used in the plural form to indicate large sums of money.

#### Alternative forms

* benjamin

#### See also

* dead president, Washington, Lincoln, Hamilton, Jackson
* Robert Borden

### Related terms

* pet forms: Ben, Benji, Benjy, Benny

### Further reading

* Benjamin (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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### 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
* a male given name from English or Spanish
* (biblical) Benjamin
* the tribe of Benjamin

## Danish
### Proper noun

Benjamin
* Benjamin (Biblical figure)
* a male given name

#### Related terms

* Benny

## Dutch
### Etymology

From Middle Dutch benjamin, from Late Latin Benjamin, from Ancient Greek Βενιαμίν (Beniamín), from Biblical Hebrew בִּנְיָמִין (binyamīn, literally “son of the right/south or son of days”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɛn.jaːˌmɪn/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Ben‧ja‧min

### Proper noun

Benjamin m
* Benjamin (Biblical character, mythological son of Jacob)
* a male given name

## Faroese
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɛn.ja.ˌmin/

### Proper noun

Benjamin m
* (biblical) Benjamin
* a male given name

#### Usage notes

Patronymics
* son of Benjamin: Benjaminsson
* daughter of Benjamin: Benjaminsdóttir

#### Declension
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Late Latin Benjamin, from Ancient Greek Βενιαμίν (Beniamín), from Biblical Hebrew בִּנְיָמִין (binyamīn).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbenjɑmin/, [ˈbe̞njɑ̝min]
* Rhymes: -enjɑmin
* Hyphenation: Ben‧ja‧min

### Proper noun

Benjamin
* Benjamin (Biblical figure)
** 1933, Bible, Genesis 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.
* a male given name
** 1923, Frans Hjalmar Nortamo, Helmikoristeinen kirjanmerkki, WSOY (1947), John 20:24-25, 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.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Benjamin (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Benjaminini
Benjaminini
accusative
nom.
Benjaminini
Benjaminini
gen.
Benjaminini
genitive
Benjaminini
Benjaminieni
partitive
Benjaminiani
Benjaminejani
inessive
Benjaminissani
Benjamineissani
elative
Benjaministani
Benjamineistani
illative
Benjaminiini
Benjamineihini
adessive
Benjaminillani
Benjamineillani
ablative
Benjaminiltani
Benjamineiltani
allative
Benjaminilleni
Benjamineilleni
essive
Benjamininani
Benjamineinani
translative
Benjaminikseni
Benjamineikseni
abessive
Benjaminittani
Benjamineittani
instructive
comitative
—Benjamineineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Benjaminisi
Benjaminisi
accusative
nom.
Benjaminisi
Benjaminisi
gen.
Benjaminisi
genitive
Benjaminisi
Benjaminiesi
partitive
Benjaminiasi
Benjaminejasi
inessive
Benjaminissasi
Benjamineissasi
elative
Benjaministasi
Benjamineistasi
illative
Benjaminiisi
Benjamineihisi
adessive
Benjaminillasi
Benjamineillasi
ablative
Benjaminiltasi
Benjamineiltasi
allative
Benjaminillesi
Benjamineillesi
essive
Benjamininasi
Benjamineinasi
translative
Benjaminiksesi
Benjamineiksesi
abessive
Benjaminittasi
Benjamineittasi
instructive
comitative
—Benjamineinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Benjaminimme
Benjaminimme
accusative
nom.
Benjaminimme
Benjaminimme
gen.
Benjaminimme
genitive
Benjaminimme
Benjaminiemme
partitive
Benjaminiamme
Benjaminejamme
inessive
Benjaminissamme
Benjamineissamme
elative
Benjaministamme
Benjamineistamme
illative
Benjaminiimme
Benjamineihimme
adessive
Benjaminillamme
Benjamineillamme
ablative
Benjaminiltamme
Benjamineiltamme
allative
Benjaminillemme
Benjamineillemme
essive
Benjamininamme
Benjamineinamme
translative
Benjaminiksemme
Benjamineiksemme
abessive
Benjaminittamme
Benjamineittamme
instructive
comitative
—Benjamineinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Benjamininne
Benjamininne
accusative
nom.
Benjamininne
Benjamininne
gen.
Benjamininne
genitive
Benjamininne
Benjaminienne
partitive
Benjaminianne
Benjaminejanne
inessive
Benjaminissanne
Benjamineissanne
elative
Benjaministanne
Benjamineistanne
illative
Benjaminiinne
Benjamineihinne
adessive
Benjaminillanne
Benjamineillanne
ablative
Benjaminiltanne
Benjamineiltanne
allative
Benjaminillenne
Benjamineillenne
essive
Benjamininanne
Benjamineinanne
translative
Benjaminiksenne
Benjamineiksenne
abessive
Benjaminittanne
Benjamineittanne
instructive
comitative
—Benjamineinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Benjamininsa
Benjamininsa
accusative
nom.
Benjamininsa
Benjamininsa
gen.
Benjamininsa
genitive
Benjamininsa
Benjaminiensa
partitive
Benjaminiaan Benjaminiansa
Benjaminejaan Benjaminejansa
inessive
Benjaminissaan Benjaminissansa
Benjamineissaan Benjamineissansa
elative
Benjaministaan Benjaministansa
Benjamineistaan Benjamineistansa
illative
Benjaminiinsa
Benjamineihinsa
adessive
Benjaminillaan Benjaminillansa
Benjamineillaan Benjamineillansa
ablative
Benjaminiltaan Benjaminiltansa
Benjamineiltaan Benjamineiltansa
allative
Benjaminilleen Benjaminillensa
Benjamineilleen Benjamineillensa
essive
Benjamininaan Benjamininansa
Benjamineinaan Benjamineinansa
translative
Benjaminikseen Benjaminiksensa
Benjamineikseen Benjamineiksensa
abessive
Benjaminittaan Benjaminittansa
Benjamineittaan Benjamineittansa
instructive
comitative
—Benjamineineen Benjamineinensa :

#### Related terms

* (given names) Benjam, Benjami, Jami
* (surnames) Pennanen

### Proper noun

Benjamin
* genitive singular of Benjam

#### Statistics

* Benjamin is the 154th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 4,102 male individuals (and as a middle name to 8,073 more), and also belongs to 6 female individuals (and as a middle name to 14 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bɛ̃.ʒa.mɛ̃/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Benjamin m
* (biblical) Benjamin (Biblical figure)
* a male given name

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɛnjaˌmiːn/, /-ˌmɪn/
* Audio (Austria):(file)
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Ben‧ja‧min

### Proper noun

Benjamin m (proper noun, strong, genitive Benjamins)
* Benjamin (Biblical figure)
* a male given name

### Noun

Benjamin m (strong, genitive Benjamins, plural Benjamine)
* youngest child

#### Related terms

* Ben
* Benni

### Further reading

* “Benjamin” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
* “Benjamin” in Duden online

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈben.i̯a.min/, [ˈbɛni̯ämɪn]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈben.ja.min/, [ˈbɛnjämin]

### Proper noun

Benjamin m (indeclinable)
* Alternative form of Beniamin

## Manx
### Proper noun

Benjamin m
* a male given name

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

## Norwegian
### Proper noun

Benjamin
* Benjamin (Biblical figure)
* a male given name

## Swedish
### Proper noun

Benjamin c (genitive Benjamins)
* Benjamin (Biblical figure)
* a male given name

#### Related terms

* Benny