Benjamin 音标拼音: [b'ɛndʒəmən]
n . 本杰明
本杰明
benjamin n 1 :
gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation [
synonym :
{
benzoin }, {
gum benzoin }, {
benjamin }, {
gum benjamin }, {
asa dulcis }]
2 : (
Old Testament )
the youngest and best -
loved son of Jacob and Rachel and one of the twelve forebears of the tribes of Israel 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 }.
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1913 Webster ]
Benjamin \
Ben "
ja *
min \,
n . [
Corrupted from benzoin .]
See {
Benzoin }.
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1913 Webster ]
Benjamin \
Ben "
ja *
min \,
n .
A kind of upper coat for men . [
Colloq .
Eng .]
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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 .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
A white crystalline substance , {
C14H12O2 },
obtained from benzoic aldehyde and some other sources .
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3 . (
Bot .)
The spicebush ({
Lindera benzoin }).
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{
Flowers of benzoin },
benzoic acid .
See under {
Benzoic }.
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Benjamin son of my right hand . (
1 .)
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 .)
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