יָמִיןYâmîyn

Jamin, the name of three Israelites

Pronunciation: yaw-meen' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3226

Meanings

1. son of Simeon (Genesis 46:10; Exodus 6:15; Numbers 26:12)

2. man of Judah (1 Chronicles 2:27)

3. Levite (?) name, time of Ezra (Nehemiah 8:7)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 6 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 46:10 The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar, and Shaul. (Shaul’s mother was a Canaanite woman.)
  • Exodus 6:15 The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar, and Shaul. (Shaul’s mother was a Canaanite woman.) Their descendants became the clans of Simeon.
  • Numbers 26:12 These were the clans descended from the sons of Simeon: The Jemuelite clan, named after their ancestor Jemuel. The Jaminite clan, named after their ancestor Jamin. The Jakinite clan, named after their ancestor Jakin.
  • 1 Chronicles 2:27 The sons of Ram, the oldest son of Jerahmeel, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.
  • 1 Chronicles 4:24 The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zohar, and Shaul.
  • Nehemiah 8:7 The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah—then instructed the people in the Law while everyone remained in their places.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).