Benjamin

Origin: Hebrew
Quick Meaning: Son of Right Hand
Number of letters: 8, Those 8 letters total to 32
Gender: Boy
Hebrew: Male Son of my right hand
English: Male Right-hand son
Famous Bearer: Dr. Benjamin Spock
Biblical: Male Son of the right hand

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According to the Bible, Benjamin was the name of the youngest son of Jacob. It was very popular among Jewish families to give this name to their youngest son. The name Benjamin has two parts. The first part “Ben” means “son”, and the second part “jamin” means one that belongs to "right or right hand”. Hence; the name Benjamin refers to the “son of my right” referring to one associated with strength and virtue.

According to another meaning, it is also called “son of the south” because Benjamin was born to Jacob in Canaan; whereas his other sons were born in Aram. According to Samaritan Pentateuch, the name is identified with the meaning son of days. This is, sometimes, considered to be the original meaning of this name since Benjamin was born to Jacob in very old age. It is said that Benjamin was born to Rachel after a long fast done with the hope of a new child which they named as Benjamin. For this reason, Benjamin is normally said to be associated with the youngest child.