What does בֶּן־אוֹנִי · בִּנְיָמִין mean in the Bible?
בֶּן־אוֹנִי · בִּנְיָמִין is a Hebrew phrase meaning "son of my sorrow / son of the right hand".
Hebrew · H1126, H1144
בֶּן־אוֹנִי / בִּנְיָמִין
Ben-Oni , the original name of Benjamin · Binjamin , youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
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בֶּן־אוֹנִי H1126 Ben-Oni , the original name of Benjamin
Pronunciation ben-ʾwōniy
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בִּנְיָמִין H1144 Binjamin , youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
Pronunciation binĕyāmiyn
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What does בֶּן־אוֹנִי / בִּנְיָמִין (Ben-Oni / Binyamin) mean in the Bible?
בֶּן־אוֹנִי · בִּנְיָמִין is a Hebrew phrase meaning "son of my sorrow / son of the right hand".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1126, H1144?
H1126, H1144 is connected to 169 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. son of my sorrow / son of the right hand
Strong's H1126, H1144
Lexical occurrences 169 verses Source Gloss
son of my sorrow / son of the right hand
Word Origins
בֶּן־אוֹנִי / בִּנְיָמִין is built from these roots:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain