Jamin
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
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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.
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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,”.