The name Benjamin originates from the Hebrew name בִּנְיָמִין (Binyamin), meaning 'son of the south' or 'son of the right hand'. It is derived from the roots בֵּן (ben) meaning 'son' and יָמִין (yamin) meaning 'right hand, south'. In the Old Testament, Benjamin was the twelfth and youngest son of Jacob and the founder of one of the southern tribes of the Hebrews. Originally named בֶּן־אוֹנִי (Ben-ʾoni) meaning 'son of my sorrow' by his mother Rachel, who died shortly after childbirth, it was lat...