بِنْيَامِين
Binyamin: meaning of the name
Boy Hebrew origin Binyāmīn
Name of Yusuf’s youngest brother; in Hebrew, “son of the right hand”
Binyamin in Islam
The Quran does not name him, but he is “his brother” in Surah Yusuf: the brothers say “Yusuf and his brother are dearer to our father than we are” (12:8), and Yusuf, having kept him with him, tells him: “I am your brother: do not grieve over what they used to do” (12:69).
Meaning of the name Binyamin
Binyamin is the Arabic form of Hebrew Binyamin, “son of the right hand”, that is, son of good fortune, or “son of the south”. It is the name tradition gives to Yusuf’s youngest brother, born of the same mother. Bünyamin is a common boys’ name in Turkey, Benjamin in Europe.
- In Arabic
- بِنْيَامِين بنيامين
- Transliteration
- Binyāmīn
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Hebrew
Is Binyamin in the Quran?
No: the name Binyamin does not appear in the Quran. A name can be beautiful and permissible without coming from the Quran.
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Binyamin in particular: the general rules of Islam apply.
Read the rules for choosing a name
This page is an aid to reflection, not a fatwa. For a personal case, ask a person of knowledge.
Writing Binyamin in each language
- French
- Benyamin, Benjamin, Binyamin
- English
- Binyamin, Benyamin, Benjamin
- Spanish
- Benjamín, Binyamin
- Turkish
- Bünyamin
- Arabic
- بِنْيَامِين