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# benjamin

«benjamin» in Mova's school dictionary: **a boy's name; short forms are Ben and Benji** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

name (Benjamin); noun (a benjamin, benjamins — US slang)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (a name) Benjamin is a boy's name; short forms are Ben and Benji. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/benjamin/#m1)

2) (Bible) Benjamin was the youngest son of Jacob in the Bible and the brother of Joseph. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/benjamin/#m2)

3) (US, slang) A benjamin is a 100-dollar bill, because it has Benjamin Franklin's face on it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/benjamin/#m3)

4) (a name) Benjamin Franklin was an American inventor and leader who did experiments with electricity and kites. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/benjamin/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life it is a common name; in Bible stories, Joseph and his brothers; in history, Benjamin Franklin; in US slang, «benjamins» means money; it is not a common English word.

### examples

- My cousin Benjamin is five. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/benjamin/#x1)
- In the Bible, Benjamin was Jacob's youngest son. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/benjamin/#x2)
- Benjamin Franklin flew a kite in a storm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/benjamin/#x3)
- Joseph hid a cup in Benjamin's sack. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/benjamin/#x4)
- «It's all about the benjamins» means it's all about money (US, slang). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/benjamin/#x5)

### note

As a name it takes a capital B. The slang «benjamins» is US and very informal. Do not invent facts about people with this name.

### In the corpora

- [A lightning rod gives lightning an easy metal path down a thick wire into the earth, and Benjamin Franklin invented it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/physics/26-static-electricity-balloons-hair-and-sparks/16/)
- [Benjamin Franklin kept a chart of thirteen virtues and marked his faults every day.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/98-honest-with-yourself-excuses-pride-and-the-truth-inside/9/)
- [the sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1113/)
- [and God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may release unto you your other brother and Benjamin.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1413/)
- [And portions were taken unto them from before him; but Benjamin's portion was five times so much as any of theirs.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1436/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «benjamin» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/benjamin/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.