אֲבִינֵר
av.nerProper Noun (Masculine)H0074
Abner
From: or (fully) אֲבִינֵר ; from H1 (אָב) and H5216 (נִיר); father of light (i.e. enlightening);
Short Definition
Abner, an Israelite
Full Lexicon Entry
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at ; son of: Ner (H5369); father of: Jaasiel (H3300H) § Abner = "my father is a lamp" Saul's cousin and army captain, treacherously slain by Joab
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology N:N-M-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
53 timesAppears 53 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
2 Samuel
40
1 Samuel
9
1 Chronicles
2
1 Kings
2
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 26:28
- 1 Samuel 26:7
- 2 Samuel 2:22
- 2 Samuel 3:8
- 2 Samuel 3:23
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