First names in Hebrew

First name Binyamin: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

בנימין

Gematria value: 162

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Binyamin is written בנימין

Meaning and origin

What does Binyamin mean?

Meaning: "son of the right hand"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is the Hebrew form of Benjamin, the last of Jacob's twelve sons. Rachel dies giving birth to him and calls him Ben-Oni, "son of my sorrow"; but Jacob renames him "son of the right hand" (Genesis 35:18), the hand of strength and favor.

Gematria

Binyamin = 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

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 Binyamin, 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

Binyamin, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Binyamin in three answers

How do you write Binyamin in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Binyamin is written בנימין.

What is the gematria value of Binyamin?
Written בנימין, Binyamin 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).

What does Binyamin mean?
Son of the right hand (origin: Hebrew). Your name is the Hebrew form of Benjamin, the last of Jacob's twelve sons. Rachel dies giving birth to him and calls him Ben-Oni, "son of my sorrow"; but Jacob renames him "son of the right hand" (Genesis 35:18), the hand of strength and favor.