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Miniamin

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

Levites

(2 Chron. 31:15¹⁵And next him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their set office, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small: (2 Chronicles 31:15); Neh. 12:17,41¹⁷Of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai; (Nehemiah 12:17)
⁴¹And the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets; (Nehemiah 12:41)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. Levite in the days of Hezekiah (2 Chron. 31:15¹⁵And next him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their set office, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small: (2 Chronicles 31:15)).

2. Priest mentioned in Nehemiah 12:17¹⁷Of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai; (Nehemiah 12:17); probably the same as MIAMIN in Nehemiah 12:5⁵Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah, (Nehemiah 12:5).

3. Priest who assisted at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem (Neh. 12:41⁴¹And the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets; (Nehemiah 12:41)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

4509 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Minyamiyn

Phonic:

min-yaw-meen’

Meaning:

from 4480 and 3225; from (the) right hand; Minjamin, the name of two Israelites

KJV Usage:

Miniamin. Compare 4326

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

from the right hand

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

At the right hand:―the name of two Israelites [MIAMIN and MIJAMIN], Neh. 12:17. {Ad dextram}