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Ben⋅ja⋅min

  [ben-juh-muhn]
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–noun
1. the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel, and the brother of Joseph. Gen. 35:18.
2. one of the 12 tribes of ancient Israel traditionally descended from him.
3. Asher, 1773–1845, U.S. architect and writer.
4. Judah Philip, 1811–84, Confederate statesman.
5. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “son of the right.”
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Benjamin

and Benji
  1. n.
    a one hundred dollar bill. (Bearing a picture of Benjanin Franklin.) : You owe me two Benjamins! , Here's the Benji I owe you.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

Benjamin 
Jacob's youngest son (Gen. xxxv.18), from Heb. Binyamin, lit. "son of the south," though interpreted in Genesis as "son of the right hand," from ben "son of" + yamin "right hand," also "south" (in an East-oriented culture). Cf. Arab cognate yaman "right hand, right side, south;" yamana "he was happy," lit. "he turned to the right." The right was regarded as auspicious (see left and dexterity).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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