Benjamín

See also: benjamin, Benjamin, benjamín, Benjámin, and Benjamîn

Czech

Alternative forms

• Benjamin

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin Benjamin, from Ancient Greek Βενιαμίν (Beniamín), from Biblical Hebrew בִּנְיָמִין (binyamīn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛnjamiːn]

Proper noun

Benjamín m anim

1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Benjamin

Declension

Declension of Benjamín (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	Benjamín	Benjamínové
genitive	Benjamína	Benjamínů
dative	Benjamínovi, Benjamínu	Benjamínům
accusative	Benjamína	Benjamíny
vocative	Benjamíne	Benjamínové
locative	Benjamínovi, Benjamínu	Benjamínech
instrumental	Benjamínem	Benjamíny

Icelandic

Etymology

From Late Latin Benjamin, from Ancient Greek Βενιαμίν (Beniamín), from Biblical Hebrew בִּנְיָמִין (binyamīn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛnja(ˌ)miːn/

  Rhymes: -iːn

Proper noun

Benjamín m

1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Benjamin

Slovak

Etymology

Derived from Late Latin Benjamin, from Ancient Greek Βενιαμίν (Beniamín), from Biblical Hebrew בִּנְיָמִין (binyamīn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛnjamiːn/

Proper noun

Benjamín m pers (genitive singular Benjamína, nominative plural Benjamínovia)

1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Benjamin

Declension

Declension of Benjamín

	singular	plural
nominative	Benjamín	Benjamínovia
genitive	Benjamína	Benjamínov
dative	Benjamínovi	Benjamínom
accusative	Benjamína	Benjamínov
locative	Benjamínovi	Benjamínoch
instrumental	Benjamínom	Benjamínmi

Derived terms

• Benjamínko

Further reading

• “Benjamín”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin Benjamin, from Ancient Greek Βενιαμίν (Beniamín), from Biblical Hebrew בִּנְיָמִין (binyamīn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /benxaˈmin/ [bẽŋ.xaˈmĩn]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: Ben‧ja‧mín

Proper noun

Benjamín m

1. (biblical) Benjamin
   • 1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), Génesis 35:18:

     Y acaeció que al salírsele el alma (pues murió) llamó su nombre Benoni; mas su padre lo llamó Benjamín.

     And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin. (KJV)

2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Benjamin