benjamin

Ben-ja-min · proper_noun

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Definitions

proper_noun

  1. 1.

    A male given name of Hebrew origin.

  2. 2.

    In the Bible, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel.

  3. 3.

    (informal) A hundred-dollar bill (US slang, from Benjamin Franklin's portrait).

Related words

See also: ben, benedict

Etymology

From Hebrew בִּנְיָמִין (Binyamin), traditionally interpreted as "son of the right hand" (implying strength and favor) or "son of the south" (the south being to the right when facing east).