HebrewH0792Proper Noun (Masculine)

אֶשְׁבַּעַל

esh.ba.al

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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