HebrewH0792Proper Noun (Masculine)
אֶשְׁבַּעַל
esh.ba.al
“Eshbaal”
2Occurrences
H0792Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
Eshbaal (or Ishbosheth), a son of Saul
from H376 (אִישׁ) and H1168 (בַּעַל); man of Baal;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at ; son of: Saul (H7586G); brother of: Jonathan (H3083H), Abinadab (H0041H), Malchi-shua (H4444), Merab (H4764), Michal (H4324), Armoni (H0764), Mephibosheth (H4648H) Another name of ish-bo.shet (*אִישׁ־בֹ֫שֶׁת *"Ish-bosheth" H0378) § Eshbaal = "a man of Baal" the fourth son of Saul, also called Ishbosheth
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
N:N-M-P
Full Description
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
אֶשְׁבַּעַל appears 2 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
1 Chronicles
2
Key Passages
1 Chronicles 8:33BSB
Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.
1 Chronicles 9:39BSB
Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.
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