Benjaminite

See also: benjaminite

English

Etymology

Benjamin +‎ -ite

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛn.d͡ʒə.mɪˌnaɪt/, /ˈbɛn.d͡ʒɚ.mɪˌnaɪt/

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• (pin–pen merger) IPA^(key): /ˈbɪn.d͡ʒə.mɪˌnaɪt/, /ˈbɪn.d͡ʒɚ.mɪˌnaɪt/
• Hyphenation: Ben‧ja‧mi‧nite, Ben‧ja‧min‧ite

Noun

Benjaminite (plural Benjaminites)

1. A descendant of the Biblical Benjamin; one of the tribe of Benjamin.

Synonyms

• Benjamite

See also

• Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Israel)
• (descendants of the patriarch Jacob, later renamed Israel): Asher (Asherite), Benjamin (Benjaminite), Dan (Danite), Gad (Gadite), Issachar (Issacharite), Joseph (Josephite: Ephraim (Ephraimite), Manasseh (Manassite)), Judah (Judahite), Levi (Levite), Naphtali (Naphtalite), Reuben (Reubenite), Simeon (Simeonite), Zebulun (Zebulunite)
• Israel
• Israeli
• Israelite
• Israelitic
• Israelitish
• Jew
• Jewish
• Judah
• Judean