'Benjamin' definitions:

Definition of 'benjamin'

From: WordNet
noun
Gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation [syn: benzoin, gum benzoin, benjamin, gum benjamin, asa dulcis]
noun
(Old Testament) the youngest and best-loved son of Jacob and Rachel and one of the twelve forebears of the tribes of Israel

Definition of 'Benjamin'

From: GCIDE
  • Spicewood \Spice"wood`\, n. (Bot.) An American shrub (Lindera Benzoin), the bark of which has a spicy taste and odor; -- called also Benjamin, {wild allspice}, and fever bush. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Benjamin'

From: GCIDE
  • Benjamin \Ben"ja*min\, n. [Corrupted from benzoin.] See Benzoin. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Benjamin'

From: GCIDE
  • Benjamin \Ben"ja*min\, n. A kind of upper coat for men. [Colloq. Eng.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'benjamin'

From: GCIDE
  • Benzoin \Ben*zoin"\ (b[e^]n*zoin"), n. [Cf. F. benjoin, Sp. benjui, Pg. beijoin; all fr. Ar. lub[=a]n-j[=a]w[imac] incense form Sumatra (named Java in Arabic), the first syllable being lost. Cf. Benjamin.]
  • Note: [Called also benjamin.]
  • 1. A resinous substance, dry and brittle, obtained from the Styrax benzoin, a tree of Sumatra, Java, etc., having a fragrant odor, and slightly aromatic taste. It is used in the preparation of benzoic acid, in medicine, and as a perfume. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A white crystalline substance, C14H12O2, obtained from benzoic aldehyde and some other sources. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Bot.) The spicebush (Lindera benzoin). [1913 Webster]
  • Flowers of benzoin, benzoic acid. See under Benzoic. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Benjamin'

From: Easton
  • Benjamin son of my right hand.
  • The younger son of Jacob by Rachel (Gen. 35:18). His birth took place at Ephrath, on the road between Bethel and Bethlehem, at a short distance from the latter place. His mother died in giving him birth, and with her last breath named him Ben-oni, son of my pain, a name which was changed by his father into Benjamin. His posterity are called Benjamites (Gen. 49:27; Deut. 33:12; Josh. 18:21).
  • The tribe of Benjamin at the Exodus was the smallest but one (Num. 1:36, 37; Ps. 68:27). During the march its place was along with Manasseh and Ephraim on the west of the tabernacle. At the entrance into Canaan it counted 45,600 warriors. It has been inferred by some from the words of Jacob (Gen. 49:27) that the figure of a wolf was on the tribal standard. This tribe is mentioned in Rom. 11:1; Phil. 3:5.
  • The inheritance of this tribe lay immediately to the south of that of Ephraim, and was about 26 miles in length and 12 in breadth. Its eastern boundary was the Jordan. Dan intervened between it and the Philistines. Its chief towns are named in Josh. 18:21-28.
  • The history of the tribe contains a sad record of a desolating civil war in which they were engaged with the other eleven tribes. By it they were almost exterminated (Judg. 20:20, 21; 21:10). (See GIBEAH.)
  • The first king of the Jews was Saul, a Benjamite. A close alliance was formed between this tribe and that of Judah in the time of David (2 Sam. 19:16, 17), which continued after his death (1 Kings 11:13; 12:20). After the Exile these two tribes formed the great body of the Jewish nation (Ezra 1:5; 10:9).
  • The tribe of Benjamin was famous for its archers (1 Sam. 20:20, 36; 2 Sam. 1:22; 1 Chr. 8:40; 12:2) and slingers (Judge. 20:6).
  • The gate of Benjamin, on the north side of Jerusalem (Jer. 37:13; 38:7; Zech. 14:10), was so called because it led in the direction of the territory of the tribe of Benjamin. It is called by Jeremiah (20:2) "the high gate of Benjamin;" also "the gate of the children of the people" (17:19). (Comp. 2 Kings 14:13.)

Definition of 'Benjamin'

From: Hitchcock
    Benjamin, son of the right hand

Benjamin, TX -- U.S. city in Texas

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Benjamin, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
Population (2000) :
264
Housing Units (2000) :
119
Land area (2000) :
1.037269 sq. miles (2.686513 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.037269 sq. miles (2.686513 sq. km)
FIPS code :
07636
Located within :
Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location :
33.583419 N, 99.793394 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Benjamin, UT -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Utah

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Benjamin, UT -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Utah
Population (2000) :
1029
Housing Units (2000) :
310
Land area (2000) :
12.348884 sq. miles (31.983462 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
12.348884 sq. miles (31.983462 sq. km)
FIPS code :
04720
Located within :
Utah (UT), FIPS 49
Location :
40.091710 N, 111.722749 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

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