Benjamin
Beniamin identifies the tribe named in ancestry, tribal affiliation, and the sealing list.
The attested uses identify a tribal group: individuals are described as belonging to it, and it appears as one named tribe in a list of those sealed.
Senses in use
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Tribal identification · dominant
All four occurrences use the genitive singular masculine form in a clause of tribal affiliation. In Acts 13:21 the APB renders Saul as “a man from the tribe of Benjamin”; Philippians 3:5 and Romans 11:1 similarly place the speaker within that tribe, while Revelation 7:8 names it in the list of tribes from which people “were sealed.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as “Benjamin” in each verse, chiefly within “tribe of Benjamin”; in Revelation 7:8 it occurs in a list followed by “were sealed.” The verse is read as a whole.