4326. Miyyamin
Strong's Lexicon
Miyyamin: Mijamin, Miamin

Original Word: מִיָּמִן
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Miyamin
Pronunciation: mee-yaw-MEEN
Phonetic Spelling: (me-yaw-meem')
Definition: Mijamin, Miamin
Meaning: Mijamin

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root יָמִין (yamin), meaning "right hand" or "south."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Miyyamin in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a Hebrew proper name. However, the concept of the "right hand" is often translated in Greek as δεξιός (dexios).

Usage: Miyyamin is a proper noun used as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible. It is associated with individuals from the tribe of Benjamin and the priestly lineage. The name likely signifies "from the right hand" or "of the right hand," which can imply strength, favor, or authority.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, the right hand was often associated with power, authority, and blessing. The tribe of Benjamin, from which some individuals named Miyyamin hail, was known for its warriors and was strategically important due to its location. The name Miyyamin reflects the cultural significance of the right hand as a symbol of strength and favor.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
the name of several Isr.
NASB Translation
Mijamin (4).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
מִיָּמִן, מִיָּמִין, מִנְיָמִן, מִנְיָמִין

proper name, masculine 1. priestly name:

a. מִיָּמִן assigned to David's time, 1 Chronicles 24:9.

b. Nehemiah's time Nehemiah 10:8 = מִנְיָמִין Nehemiah 12:17,41.

c. מִנְיָמִן assigned to Hezekiah's time 2 Chronicles 31:15.

d. מִיָּמִין went up with Zerubbabel Nehemiah 12:5.

2 one of those who took strange wives Ezra 10:25. — ᵐ5 Βενιαμειν and (especially A ᵐ5L) Μιαμειν.

מין, מון (√ of following; dubious; Fl in LevyNHWB iii. 310, compare Arabic (medial i) split the earth (in ploughing), compare DrDeuteronomy 14:13).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Miamin, Mijamin

A form for Minyamiyn; Mijamin, the name of three Israelites -- Miamin, Mijamin.

see HEBREW Minyamiyn

Forms and Transliterations
וּמִיָּמִ֣ן ומימן לְמִיָּמִ֖ן למימן מִיָּמִ֥ין מִיָּמִֽן׃ מימין מימן׃ lə·mî·yā·min lemiyaMin ləmîyāmin mî·yā·min mî·yā·mîn miyaMin mîyāmin mîyāmîn ū·mî·yā·min umiyaMin ūmîyāmin
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1 Chronicles 24:9
HEB: לְמַלְכִּיָּה֙ הַחֲמִישִׁ֔י לְמִיָּמִ֖ן הַשִּׁשִּֽׁי׃
NAS: for Malchijah, the sixth for Mijamin,
KJV: to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,
INT: Malchijah the fifth Mijamin the sixth

Ezra 10:25
HEB: וְיִזִּיָּ֤ה וּמַלְכִּיָּה֙ וּמִיָּמִ֣ן וְאֶלְעָזָ֔ר וּמַלְכִּיָּ֖ה
NAS: Malchijah, Mijamin, Eleazar,
KJV: and Malchiah, and Miamin, and Eleazar,
INT: Izziah Malchijah Mijamin Eleazar Malchijah

Nehemiah 10:7
HEB: מְשֻׁלָּ֥ם אֲבִיָּ֖ה מִיָּמִֽן׃
NAS: Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,
KJV: Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,
INT: Meshullam Abijah Mijamin

Nehemiah 12:5
HEB: מִיָּמִ֥ין מַֽעַדְיָ֖ה בִּלְגָּֽה׃
NAS: Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
KJV: Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
INT: Mijamin Maadiah Bilgah

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4326
4 Occurrences


lə·mî·yā·min — 1 Occ.
mî·yā·min — 2 Occ.
ū·mî·yā·min — 1 Occ.















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