Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun benjamin

2 senses of benjamin

Sense 1
benzoin, gum benzoin, benjamin, gum benjamin, asa dulcis -- (gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation)
       => gum resin -- (a mixture of resin and gum)

Sense 2
Benjamin -- ((Old Testament) the youngest and best-loved son of Jacob and Rachel and one of the twelve forebears of the tribes of Israel)
       INSTANCE OF=> patriarch -- (any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race)