Benjamin

ˈbɛnd͡ʒəmɪn

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#1·1d ago

of biblical origin.

: 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.

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#2·1d ago

(biblical character) The youngest of the sons of Jacob and Rachel in the Bible.

Origin: From , from , from . 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 (bin yawmīn) "son of the days" and "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 favo. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#3·1d ago

(US, _, slang, often, in plural) A $100 bill, which bears a portrait of Benjamin Franklin.

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

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