Hyphenation of Benjamin

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word Benjamin? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

Ben-jamin

Definitions of Benjamin:

1.	Gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation
2.	(Old Testament) the youngest and best-loved son of Jacob and Rachel and one of the twelve forebears of the tribes of Israel

Synonyms of Benjamin:

noun	benzoin, gum benzoin, gum benjamin, asa dulcis, gum resin
noun	Benjamin, patriarch

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.