מְפִיבֹשֶׁת
me.phi.vo.shetProper Noun (Masculine)H4648
Mephibosheth
From: or מְפִבֹשֶׁת; probably from H6284 (פָּאָה) and H1322 (בֹּשֶׁת); dispeller of shame (i.e. of Baal);
Short Definition
Mephibosheth, the name of two Israelites
Full Lexicon Entry
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at ; son of: Jonathan (H3083H); father of: Micah (H4318H); also called Merib-baal at ; § Mephibosheth = "exterminating the idol" 1) grandson of Saul and son of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, Saul's concubine; he and his brother Armoni were among the 7 victims surrendered by David to the Gibeonites to avert a famine 2) son of Jonathan and grandson of a) also 'Merib-baal'
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology N:N-M-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
10 timesAppears 10 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
2 Samuel
10
Key Passages
- 2 Samuel 16:1
- 2 Samuel 21:7
- 2 Samuel 4:4
- 2 Samuel 9:10
- 2 Samuel 9:12
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