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Benjămin

Benjămin · m

The young est son of the Hebrew patriarch Jacob

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What it meant

Benjămin — Lewis & Short

Benjămin, m., indecl.

I The young est son of the Hebrew patriarch Jacob, Aug. Civ. Dei, 17, 21; Sulp. Sev. Chron. 1, 12, 1 sqq.; Vulg. Gen. 35, 18 al.—

II The Jewish tribe of Benjamin, Sulp. Sev Chron. 1, 29, 5.—Hence, Benjămītae, ārum, m., the Jews of the tribe of Benjamin, Sulp. Sev. Chron. 1, 29, 5.

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