Lexicon
יָמִין
ya.min
H3226
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Jamin

6
Occurrences
5
Books
Hebrew
Language

ya.min is used as a personal name in genealogical lists and among Levites helping the people understand the law.

The supplied verses use the term as a proper personal name: most often within lists connected with Simeon and his descendants, and once among Levites who helped the people understand the law.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name in Simeon's family lists · dominant

    The form is tagged Noun · Proper in genealogical and clan lists. In Genesis 46:10 and Exodus 6:15 the APB renders Jamin among Simeon's sons; Numbers 26:12 places him in Simeon's clans, while 1 Chronicles 4:24 again lists him among Simeon's sons. In 1 Chronicles 2:27 the APB renders Jamin among the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel.

  2. Personal name among Levites · rare

    In Nehemiah 8:7 the Noun · Proper form occurs in a list of named Levites; the APB renders Jamin among those who helped the people understand the law.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the proper name as “Jamin.” In Numbers 26:12 it also places that name beside “the clan of the Jaminites,”.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture