| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Benjamin |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Ben·ja·min |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  b n j -mn |
| In the Bible, the younger son of Jacob and Rachel and the forebear of one of the tribes of Israel. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Hebrew biny mîn, son of the south : b n, son; see bn in Appendix II + ymîn, south; see ymn in Appendix II.
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