Benjamin (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. benzoin1 (def. 2).
noun
  1. the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel, and the brother of Joseph. Genesis 35:18.
  2. one of the 12 tribes of ancient Israel traditionally descended from him.
  3. U.S. architect and writer.
  4. Confederate statesman.
  5. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “son of the right.”
noun
  1. another name for benzoin (def. 1)
  2. benjamin bush another name for spicebush
noun
  1. Old Testament
    • the youngest and best-loved son of Jacob and Rachel (Genesis 35:16–18; 42:4)
    • the tribe descended from this patriarch
    • the territory of this tribe, northwest of the Dead Sea
  2. a youngest and favourite son
noun
  1. Arthur . 1893–1960, Australian composer. In addition to Jamaican Rumba (1938), he wrote five operas and a harmonica concerto (1953)
  2. Walter (ˈvaltər). 1892–1940, German critic and cultural theorist
Benjamin (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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