Someone descended from the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.35.18;

son of: Israel (H3478) and Rachel (H7354);

brother of: Joseph (H3130);

half-brother of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074) and Dinah (H1783);

father of: Bela (H1106A), Becher (H1071), Ashbel (H0788), Gera (H1617), Naaman (H5283), Ehi (H0278), Rosh (H7220), Muppim (H4649), Huppim (H2650H), Ard (H0714), Ahiram (H0297) and Jediael (H3043); also called Jamin at 1Sa.9.1,4; 22.7; 1x

Another spelling of bin.ya.min (בִּנְיָמִין "Benjamin" H1144)

§ Yamin (contraction of Ben-Yamin)

Root √ימן: ימן אמן confirm right hand stronger confirming (√ of foll.; found in deriv. in all cogn. but orig. mng. dubious; Thes al. comp. whenceas the; others fr. use of right hand inby an oath).

יְמִינִי adj. gent .