First names in Hebrew

First name Binyomin: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

בנימין

Gematria value: 162

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Binyomin is written בנימין

Binyomin is the Ashkenazi pronunciation of Binyamin, Benjamin, בנימין in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Binyomin mean?

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

Binyomin is the way Binyamin is pronounced in Ashkenazi and Orthodox families: the same name, the same letters. Binyamin, Benjamin in English, means “son of the right hand”: the name Jacob gave his youngest son (Genesis 35:18).

Gematria

Binyomin = 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 Binyomin, 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

Binyomin, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Binyomin in three answers

How do you write Binyomin in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Binyomin is written בנימין. Binyomin is the Ashkenazi pronunciation of Binyamin, Benjamin, בנימין in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Binyomin?
Written בנימין, Binyomin 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 Binyomin mean?
Son of the right hand (origin: Hebrew). Binyomin is the way Binyamin is pronounced in Ashkenazi and Orthodox families: the same name, the same letters. Binyamin, Benjamin in English, means “son of the right hand”: the name Jacob gave his youngest son (Genesis 35:18).