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 times

Appears 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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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.