Benjamin
pronunciation
How to pronounce Benjamin in British English:
UK [ˈbendʒəmin]
How to pronounce Benjamin in American English:
US [ˈbɛndʒəmən]
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- Noun:
- gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation
Word Origin
- Benjamin
- masc. proper name, in Old Testament, Jacob's youngest son (Gen. xxxv:18), from Hebrew Binyamin, literally "son of the south," though interpreted in Genesis as "son of the right hand," from ben "son of" + yamin "right hand," also "south" (in an East-oriented culture). Compare Arabic cognate yaman "right hand, right side, south;" yamana "he was happy," literally "he turned to the right." The right was regarded as auspicious (see left and dexterity). Also see Yemen, southpaw, and compare deasil "rightwise, turned toward the right," from Gaelic deiseil "toward the south; toward the right," from deas "right, right-hand; south." Also compare Sanskrit dakshina "right; south." Slang meaning "money" (by 1999) is from portrait of Benjamin Franklin on U.S. $100 bill.
Example
- 1. Benjamin 's foreign friend todd must have been cheated .
- 2. Benjamin puts his head down beside her , strokes her face .
- 3. And the lord smote benjamin before israel .
- 4. Benjamin franklin was a good businessman .
- 5. Mr benjamin found he was unbiased after deliberating with himself .