Name meaning and origin

Benjamin

Hebrew: Son of the right hand, son of the south, son of my days

Where the name comes from

  • Hebrew
    Son of the right hand, son of the south, son of my days
    בִּנְיָמִין (Binyamin)

Benjamin across traditions

  • Biblical. Youngest son of Jacob and Rachel, tribe of Benjamin
  • Jewish. Tribe produced first king (Saul) and apostle Paul

Who carried it

  • Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790): American Founding Father, polymath

Forms in other languages

Ben, Benny, Binyamin, Benjamín

Benjamin in letter-number systems

Hebrew, Greek and other traditions gave every letter a number, and read meaning into the totals. These are the counts, computed; the readings are inside the Innerverse.

168
Hebrew Standard
6
Hebrew Ordinal
68
English Simple
408
English Sumerian
148
English Reverse
168
Greek Isopsephy
6
Chaldean
5
Pythagorean

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