Benjamín

Czech

Alternative forms

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

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

Declension

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 anim (genitive singular Benjamína, nominative plural Benjamínovia)

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

Declension

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
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