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    Benjamin

    BEN-juh-min

    Hebrew
    Boy
    In the King James Bible
    Meaning
    Son of the right hand
    Origin
    Hebrew
    Is it in the Bible?
    Yes — Benjamin appears in the King James Bible, including Genesis 35:18.
    First appears in
    Genesis — The patriarchs
    Peak US usage
    1980s (0.73% of births), currently steady
    Spiritual meaning
    Benjamin's name — 'son of the right hand' — speaks of the honored position we hold as God's children. What the world may label as sorrow, God transforms into blessing and strength.
    King James verses
    • 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."

    • Philippians 3:5

      "Of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews."

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