The youngest of the twelve sons of Jacob, and the younger son of Rachel, he is one of the twelve patriarchs of Israel.

(been-ya-MEEN) n. Benjamin; 12th son of Jacob. one of the twelve tribes of Israel. Binyamim means “son of (the) right (hand).” (Gen. 35:18; Rom. 11:1).

(Old Testament) the youngest and best-loved son of Jacob and Rachel and one of the twelve forebears of the tribes of Israel

The twelfth son of Jacob, the younger brother of Joseph; Rachel was his mother; he was the ancestor of the tribe of Benjamin.

Benjamin (Hebrew: בִּנְיָמִין; standard transliteration Benyamin, Tiberian vocalization Benyāmîn) is a Hebrew Bible figure. The name literally translates to "son of right," generally taken to mean "son of my right hand," but in some rabbinical traditions is "son of the right side [of the body]" or "son of the south," the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel (Genesis 35:18). The "right" direction had the connotation of strength or desirability.

A Khazar ruler (probably the bek), mentioned in the Schechter Text and the Khazar Correspondence. Benjamin was the son of the Khazar ruler Menahem (Khazar) and probably reigned in the late ninth and early tenth centuries CE.