First names in Hebrew

First name Benji: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

בנימין

Gematria value: 162

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Benji is written בנימין

RecommendedבנימיןThe original spellingBenji is a pet form of Benjamin, Binyamin, בנימין in Hebrew.Value: 162

בנג׳יAs it sounds in EnglishThe Hebrew letters that transcribe the sound of your name: for a book that reads this sound rather than the origin of the name.Value: 65

For the book, we recommend the original spelling, the one the name comes from; the phonetic spelling remains possible for those attached to the sound of their name.

Meaning and origin

What does Benji mean?

Meaning: pet form of Benjamin, "son of the right hand"
Origin: Hebrew

Benji is the pet form of Benjamin, given on its own today. Benjamin is the Hebrew Binyamin, “son of the right hand”, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel.

Gematria

Benji = 162

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. בנימין has 6 letters:

בthe letter Bet2
נthe letter Nun50
יthe letter Yod10
מthe letter Mem40
יthe letter Yod10
ןthe letter final Nun50
Total162

Written בנג׳י (as it sounds in English), Benji is worth 65.

The verse of the name

From the letter Bet to the letter final Nun

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Benji, from ב to ן:

בְּחׇכְמָה יִבָּנֶה בָּיִת וּבִתְבוּנָה יִתְכּוֹנָן׃

“With wisdom a house is built, and with understanding it is made firm.”

Proverbs 24:3

The book of your first name

Benji, in nine pages

Benji, in Hebrew
Letter by letter
The number of your name
The verse of your name
The portrait of Benji
Benji, day to day
What tradition says about names
The sources

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Frequently asked

Benji in three answers

How do you write Benji in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Benji is written בנימין. Benji is a pet form of Benjamin, Binyamin, בנימין in Hebrew. As it sounds in English, it is written בנג׳י.

What is the gematria value of Benji?
Written בנימין, Benji is worth 162: the letter Bet (2) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter final Nun (50). Written בנג׳י (as it sounds in English), it is worth 65.

What does Benji mean?
Pet form of Benjamin, "son of the right hand (origin: Hebrew). Benji is the pet form of Benjamin, given on its own today. Benjamin is the Hebrew Binyamin, “son of the right hand”, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel.

A name describes a leaning, never a destiny: “Israel is above the mazal” (Shabbat 156a).