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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

BENJAMITE

ben'-ja-mit: One belonging to the tribe of Benjamin, such as Ehud (Judges 3:15), Saul (1 Samuel 9:1, 2), Sheba (2 Samuel 20:1), Shimei (1 Kings 2:8), etc.

Strong's Hebrew

8039. Shimah -- Shimah, a Benjamite
... 8038, 8039. Shimah. 8040 . Shimah, a Benjamite. Transliteration: Shimah
Phonetic Spelling: (shim-aw') Short Definition: Shimeah. ...
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2361. Churam -- a Benjamite, also two Arameans (Syrians)
... Churam. 2362 . a Benjamite, also two Arameans (Syrians). Transliteration: Churam
Phonetic Spelling: (khoo-rawm') Short Definition: Huram. Word Origin short. ...
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4381. Mikri -- a Benjamite
... 4380, 4381. Mikri. 4382 . a Benjamite. Transliteration: Mikri Phonetic
Spelling: (mik-ree') Short Definition: Michri. Word Origin ...
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508. Elpaal -- perhaps "God of doing," a Benjamite
... 507, 508. Elpaal. 509 . perhaps "God of doing," a Benjamite. Transliteration:
Elpaal Phonetic Spelling: (el-pah'-al) Short Definition: Elpaal. ...
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8125. Shamsheray -- a Benjamite
... 8124, 8125. Shamsheray. 8126 . a Benjamite. Transliteration: Shamsheray Phonetic
Spelling: (sham-sher-ah'-ee) Short Definition: Shamsherai. ...
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4936. Misham -- a Benjamite
... 4935, 4936. Misham. 4937 . a Benjamite. Transliteration: Misham Phonetic
Spelling: (mish-awm') Short Definition: Misham. Word Origin ...
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7498a. Rapha -- a Benjamite
... Rapha. 7498b . a Benjamite. Transliteration: Rapha Short Definition: Rapha. Word
Origin from rapha Definition a Benjamite NASB Word Usage Rapha (1). ...
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2133. Zethan -- "olive tree," a Benjamite
... 2132, 2133. Zethan. 2134 . "olive tree," a Benjamite. Transliteration: Zethan
Phonetic Spelling: (zay-thawn') Short Definition: Zethan. ...
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4821. Mirmah -- a Benjamite
... 4820, 4821. Mirmah. 4822 . a Benjamite. Transliteration: Mirmah Phonetic
Spelling: (meer-maw') Short Definition: Mirmah. Word Origin ...
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6232. Esheq -- a Benjamite
... 6231, 6232. Esheq. 6233 . a Benjamite. Transliteration: Esheq Phonetic
Spelling: (ay-shek') Short Definition: Eshek. Word Origin ...
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Library

The Exile --Continued.
... The occasion of it is said to be "the words of Cush the Benjamite." As this is a
peculiar name for an Israelite, it has been supposed to be an allegorical ...
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How Samuel Found a Leader
... THE OLD TESTAMENT HOW SAMUEL FOUND A LEADER. There was a rich Benjamite
named Kish, who lived at Gibeah. He had a son named Saul, a ...
/.../sherman/the childrens bible/how samuel found a leader.htm

The Wall Rebuilt.
... Thus the young Benjamite orphan, Esther, whom her kinsman, Mordecai, had tenderly
trained in the right way, was taken away, never to see his face again, but to ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/yonge/the chosen people/lesson xiv the wall rebuilt.htm

The Old Judge and the Young King
... Is it not on thee, and on all thy father's house? 21. And Saul answered and said,
Am not Ia Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/the old judge and the.htm

Appendix viii. Rabbinic Traditions About Elijah, the Forerunner of ...
... on Genesis 49:19). Others describe him as a Benjamite, from Jerusalem,
one of those who sat in the Hall of Hewn Stones' (Tanch. ...
/.../appendix viii rabbinic traditions about.htm

The Ark among the Philistines
... fled to his tent. The same day a Benjamite from the ranks ran to Shiloh with
his clothes torn and with earth on his head. As he came ...
/.../sherman/the childrens bible/the ark among the philistines.htm

Psalm 7
... Psalm 7. Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto the Lord, concerning the words
of Cush the Benjamite. 8,6,8,6. ^1O Lord my God, in thee do I. ...
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Herein is Declared what Befell the Sons of Eli, the Ark, and the ...
... 3. When the news of this defeat came to Shiloh, with that of the captivity of the
ark, [for a certain young man, a Benjamite, who was in the action, came as a ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 11 herein is declared.htm

The Wills of Men are So Much in the Power of God, that He Can Turn ...
... And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, which came forth
from my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more may this Benjamite do it! ...
/.../augustine/anti-pelagian writings/chapter 41 xx the wills of.htm

How, after the Death of Joshua their Commander, the Israelites ...
... what the inhabitants of Gibeah had resolved upon, they took their oath that no one
of them would give his daughter in marriage to a Benjamite, but make war ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 2 how after the.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(n.) A descendant of Benjamin; one of the tribe of Benjamin.

Thesaurus

Benjamite (15 Occurrences)
... (n.) A descendant of Benjamin; one of the tribe of Benjamin. Int. Standard Bible
Encyclopedia. BENJAMITE. ... Multi-Version Concordance Benjamite (15 Occurrences). ...
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Jeroham (11 Occurrences)
... (2.) The father of Azareel, the "captain" of the tribe of Dan (1 Chronicles 27:22).
(3.) 1 Chronicles 12:7; a Benjamite. ... (5.) 1 Chronicles 9:8; a Benjamite. ...
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Gera (9 Occurrences)
... (4) Father, or ancestor, of Shimei, the Benjamite, who cursed David when he fled
from Absalom (2 Samuel 16:5; 2 Samuel 19:16, 18 1 Kings 2:8). ...
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Kish (18 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary A bow. (1.) A Levite of the family of Merari (1 Chronicles
23:21; 24:29). (2.) A Benjamite of Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 8:30; 9:36). ...
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Uzzi (11 Occurrences)
... (3.) A son of Bela, and grandson of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 7:7). (4.) A Benjamite,
a chief in the tribe (1 Chronicles 9:8). (5.) A son of Bani. ...
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Jerimoth (10 Occurrences)
... 7). (2.) 1 Chronicles 24:30, a Merarite Levite. (3.) A Benjamite slinger
who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chronicles 12:5). (4.) A ...
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Ehud (12 Occurrences)
... Standard Bible Encyclopedia. EHUD. e'-hud (ehudh, "united," "strong"): A Benjamite,
son of Gera, deliverer of Israel from oppression by Moab (Judges 3:15-30). ...
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Shephatiah (13 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Judged of the Lord. (1.) A son of David by Abital (2 Samuel
3:4). (2.) A Benjamite who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chronicles 12:5). ...
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Eglon (13 Occurrences)
... The people at length "cried unto the Lord" in their distress, and he "raised them
up a deliverer" in Ehud (qv), the son of Gera, a Benjamite. ...
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Shimei (43 Occurrences)
... Famous. (1.) A son of Gershon, and grandson of Levi (Numbers 3:18; 1 Chronicles
6:17, 29); called Shimi in Exodus 6:17. (2.) A Benjamite of the house of Saul ...
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Bible Concordance

Benjamite (15 Occurrences)

Acts 13:21 Next they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a Benjamite, who reigned forty years.
(WEY)

Judges 3:15 But when the children of Israel cried to Yahweh, Yahweh raised them up a savior, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a man left-handed. The children of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE YLT NAS NIV)

Judges 20:46 So that all who fell that day of Benjamin were twenty and five thousand men that drew the sword; all these were men of valour.
(See NIV)

Judges 21:1 Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying: 'There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife.'
(See NIV)

Judges 21:18 Howbeit we may not give them wives of our daughters.' For the children of Israel had sworn, saying: 'Cursed be he that giveth a wife to Benjamin.'
(See NIV)

1 Samuel 9:1 Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah, the son of a Benjamite, a mighty man of valor.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE YLT NAS NIV)

1 Samuel 9:21 Saul answered, "Am I not a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? And my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? Why then do you speak to me like this?"
(WEB KJV JPS ASV YLT NAS NIV)

2 Samuel 16:11 David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, "Behold, my son, who came forth from my bowels, seeks my life. How much more this Benjamite, now? Leave him alone, and let him curse; for Yahweh has invited him.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE YLT NAS NIV)

2 Samuel 19:16 Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, who was of Bahurim, hurried and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE YLT NAS NIV)

2 Samuel 20:1 There happened to be there a base fellow, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew the trumpet, and said, "We have no portion in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse. Every man to his tents, Israel!"
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE YLT NAS NIV)

1 Kings 2:8 "Behold, there is with you Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim; but he came down to meet me at the Jordan, and I swore to him by Yahweh, saying,'I will not put you to death with the sword.'
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE YLT NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 27:12 The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite, of the Benjamites: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE YLT NAS NIV)

Esther 2:5 There was a certain Jew in the citadel of Susa, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE YLT NAS)

Psalms 6:10 All mine enemies shall be put to shame and sore troubled: They shall turn back, they shall be put to shame suddenly. Psalm 7 Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto Jehova, concerning the words of Cush a Benjamite.
(ASV)

Psalms 7:1 A meditation by David, which he sang to Yahweh, concerning the words of Cush, the Benjamite. Yahweh, my God, I take refuge in you. Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me,
(WEB JPS BBE YLT NIV)

Subtopics

Benjamite

Related Terms

Jeroham (11 Occurrences)

Gera (9 Occurrences)

Kish (18 Occurrences)

Uzzi (11 Occurrences)

Jerimoth (10 Occurrences)

Ehud (12 Occurrences)

Shephatiah (13 Occurrences)

Eglon (13 Occurrences)

Shimei (43 Occurrences)