Biblical Hebrew origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “son of the right hand”
Borrowed from Classical Syriac, from Biblical Hebrew בִּנְיָמִין (binyāmīn, literally “son of the right hand”) meaning son of good fortune. Compare the native ܒܲܪ ܝܲܡܝܼܢܵܐ (bar yamīnā)
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