People will accept your idea much more readily if you tell them Benjamin Franklin said it first.
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Benjamin
//ˈbɛnd͡ʒəmɪn//
Synonyms for "benjamin" (14 found)
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Closest matches (3)
Noun(3 words)
Strong matches (4)
Noun(2 words)
Related words (7)
Related word relations
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2 entriesRelated terms
11 entriesdbpedia product
1 entriesderived
5 entriesderived from
1 entriesetymologically related_to
1 entrieshas context
4 entriesis a
1 entriesrelated to
14 entriesTranslations
117 translations across 59 languages.
Albanian
4 entries- Beniamin name (the youngest son of Jacob)
- Beniamín name (male given name)
- Benijamín name (male given name)
- Benjamin name (the youngest son of Jacob)
Amharic
1 entries- ቢንያም name (male given name)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- Βενιαμίν name (the youngest son of Jacob)
Arabic
4 entries- بَنْيَامِين name (the youngest son of Jacob)
- بَنْيَامِين name (male given name)
- بِنْيَامِين name (the youngest son of Jacob)
- بِنْيَامِين name (male given name)
Armenian
2 entries- Բենիամին name (the youngest son of Jacob)
- Բենիամին name (male given name)
Belarusian
2 entries- Веніямі́н name (the youngest son of Jacob)
- Веніямі́н name (male given name)
Bulgarian
3 entries- Бе́нджамин name (male given name)
- Вениами́н name (the youngest son of Jacob)
- Вениами́н name (male given name)
Catalan
2 entries- Benjamí name (the youngest son of Jacob)
- Benjamí name (male given name)
Chechen
1 entries- Биньямин name (the youngest son of Jacob)
Cherokee
2 entries- ᏇᏂ name (the youngest son of Jacob)
- ᏇᏂ name (male given name)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 便雅憫 /便雅悯 name (the youngest son of Jacob)
- 本傑明 /本杰明 name (male given name)
Czech
2 entries- Benjamín name (the youngest son of Jacob)
- Benjamín name (male given name)
Danish
2 entries- Benjamin name (the youngest son of Jacob)
- Benjamin name (male given name)
Esperanto
2 entries- Benjameno name (the youngest son of Jacob)
- Benjameno name (male given name)
Finnish
3 entries- Benjamin name (the youngest son of Jacob)
- Benjamin name (male given name)
- Penjami name (male given name)
French
2 entries- Benjamin name (the youngest son of Jacob)
- Benjamin name (male given name)
Galician
1 entries- Benxamín name (male given name)
German
2 entries- Benjamin name (the youngest son of Jacob)
- Benjamin name (male given name)
Greek
3 entries- Βενιαμίν name (the youngest son of Jacob)
- Βενιαμίν name (male given name)
- Βενιαμίνος name (male given name)
Gujarati
1 entries- બિન્યામીન name (the youngest son of Jacob)
Hawaiian
2 entries- Beniamina name (the youngest son of Jacob)
- Peniʻamina name (male given name)
Hebrew
2 entries- בִּנְיָמִין name (the youngest son of Jacob)
- בִּנְיָמִין name (male given name)
Hindi
1 entries- बेंजामिन name (male given name)
Hungarian
2 entries- Benjámin name (the youngest son of Jacob)
- Benjámin name (male given name)
Icelandic
1 entries- Benjamín name (male given name)
Irish
1 entries- Biniáimin name (the youngest son of Jacob)
Italian
2 entries- Beniamino name (the youngest son of Jacob)
- Beniamino name (male given name)
Japanese
2 entries- ベニヤミン name (the youngest son of Jacob)
- ベンジャミン name (male given name)
Kazakh
1 entries- Бунямин name (the youngest son of Jacob)
Korean
2 entries- 베냐민 name (male given name)
- 벤자민 name (male given name)
Latin
4 entries- Beniamin name (the youngest son of Jacob)
- Beniamin name (male given name)
- Beniāmīnus name (the youngest son of Jacob)
- Benjamin name (the youngest son of Jacob)
Latvian
2 entries- Bendžamins name (male given name)
- Benjamīns name (male given name)
Lithuanian
1 entries- Benjaminas name (male given name)
Macedonian
2 entries- Бенџамин name (male given name)
- Венјамин name (male given name)
Malay
3 entries- Benyamin name (the youngest son of Jacob)
- Bunyamin name (the youngest son of Jacob)
- Bunyamin name (male given name)
Maltese
2 entries- Benjamin name (the youngest son of Jacob)
- Benjaminu name (male given name)
Māori
2 entries- Penamene name (male given name)
- Peneāmine name (male given name)
Norman
1 entries- Benjamîn name (male given name)
Norwegian
2 entries- Benjamin name (the youngest son of Jacob)
- Benjamin name (male given name)
Old English
2 entries- Beniamin name (the youngest son of Jacob)
- Beniamin name (male given name)
Persian
3 entries- بنجامین name (male given name)
- بنیامین name (the youngest son of Jacob)
- بنیامین name (male given name)
Polish
2 entries- Beniamin name (the youngest son of Jacob)
- Beniamin name (male given name)
Portuguese
2 entries- Benjamim name (the youngest son of Jacob)
- Benjamim name (male given name)
Romanian
1 entries- Benjamin name (male given name)
Russian
3 entries- Бе́нджамин name (male given name)
- Вениами́н name (the youngest son of Jacob)
- Вениами́н name (male given name)
Sami
1 entries- Benjáme name (male given name)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- Beniàmin name (the youngest son of Jacob)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- Benjamin name (male given name)
- Бењамин name (male given name)
Slovak
1 entries- Benjamín name (male given name)
Spanish
2 entries- Benjamín name (the youngest son of Jacob)
- Benjamín name (male given name)
Swahili
1 entries- Benyamini name (the youngest son of Jacob)
Swedish
2 entries- Benjamin name (the youngest son of Jacob)
- Benjamin name (male given name)
Tamil
2 entries- பென்யமீன் name (the youngest son of Jacob)
- பென்யமீன் name (male given name)
Telugu
1 entries- బెంజమిన్ name (male given name)
Tibetan
1 entries- བེན་ཡ་མིན། name (the youngest son of Jacob)
Tumbuka
1 entries- Benjamini name (the youngest son of Jacob)
Turkish
3 entries- Benyamin name (the youngest son of Jacob)
- Benyamin name (male given name)
- Bünyamin name (male given name)
Ukrainian
3 entries- Веніамі́н name (the youngest son of Jacob)
- Веніамі́н name (male given name)
- Веніями́н name (the youngest son of Jacob)
Yiddish
1 entries- בנימין name (male given name)
Sample sentences
21 total sentences available.
Benjamin shot a bear with a rifle.
Source: tatoeba (33815)
First, we will talk to Doctor Benjamin Burns.
Source: tatoeba (243987)
Benjamin called the sense of awe and reverence experienced before a great work of art "aura".
Source: tatoeba (392190)
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