Benjamin
From Hebrew for "son of the right hand," also read as "son of the south."
Meaning and origin
Benjamin is the name of the youngest of Jacob's twelve sons in the Hebrew Bible, born to Rachel near Bethlehem; she died soon after the birth and, in her pain, named him Ben-oni, "son of my sorrow," a name Jacob then…
How to pronounce Benjamin
| English (US) | BEN-juh-min /ˈbɛndʒəmɪn/ |
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