41. Abinadab

Lexicon

Abinadab: Abinadab

Original Word: אֲבִינָדָב
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Abiynadab
Pronunciation: ah-bee-nah-dahb
Phonetic Spelling: (ab-ee-naw-dawb')
Definition: Abinadab
Meaning: Abinadab

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Abinadab

From 'ab and nadab; father of generosity (i.e. Liberal); Abinadab, the name of four Israelites -- Abinadab.

see HEBREW 'ab

see HEBREW nadab

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from ab and nadab
Definition
"my father is noble," three Isr.
NASB Translation
Abinadab (12).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

אֲבִינָדָב proper name, masculine (my father is noble)

1 a man of Gibeah in whose house the ark tarried 1 Samuel 7:1; 2 Samuel 6:3 (twice in verse); 2 Samuel 6:4; 1 Chronicles 13:7.

2 a son of Jesse 1 Samuel 16:8; 1 Samuel 17:13; 1 Kings 4:11 (? perhaps otherwise unknown; Klo proposes אֲבִינֵר בְּ).

3 a son of Saul 1 Samuel 31:2; 1 Chronicles 8:33; 1 Chronicles 9:39; 1 Chronicles 10:2.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew words אָב (av, meaning "father") and נָדָב (nadab, meaning "noble" or "willing").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for the Hebrew name Abinadab in the Strong's Concordance, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew text. However, the name may appear transliterated in Greek texts of the Septuagint or New Testament references to Old Testament figures.

Usage: Abinadab is a proper noun used as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible. It refers to several individuals in the biblical narrative.

Context: • Abinadab of Kirjath-jearim: He is most notably recognized as the man in whose house the Ark of the Covenant was kept for twenty years after being returned by the Philistines. His son Eleazar was consecrated to guard the Ark (1 Samuel 7:1). This period marked a time of spiritual renewal for Israel as they lamented after the LORD.

• Abinadab, son of Jesse: He was one of the sons of Jesse and the brother of King David. Abinadab was present when the prophet Samuel came to anoint one of Jesse's sons as king, but he was not chosen (1 Samuel 16:8). He also participated in the battle against the Philistines where Goliath was defeated (1 Samuel 17:13).

• Abinadab, son of Saul: He was one of the sons of King Saul who perished alongside his father in the battle of Mount Gilboa against the Philistines (1 Samuel 31:2).

• Abinadab, a Levite: Mentioned in 1 Chronicles 13:7, he was involved in transporting the Ark of the Covenant from the house of Abinadab in Kirjath-jearim to Jerusalem during King David's reign.

Forms and Transliterations

אֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔ב אֲבִֽינָדָ֖ב אֲבִֽינָדָב֙ אֲבִינָדָ֑ב אֲבִינָדָ֖ב אֲבִינָדָ֛ב אבינדב וַאֲבִינָדָב֙ ואבינדב ’ă·ḇî·nā·ḏāḇ ’ăḇînāḏāḇ avinaDav vaavinaDav wa’ăḇînāḏāḇ wa·’ă·ḇî·nā·ḏāḇ

Englishman's Concordance

1 Samuel 7:1
HEB: אֶל־ בֵּ֥ית אֲבִינָדָ֖ב בַּגִּבְעָ֑ה וְאֶת־
NAS: it into the house of Abinadab on the hill,
KJV: it into the house of Abinadab in the hill,
INT: into the house of Abinadab the hill Eleazar

1 Samuel 16:8
HEB: יִשַׁי֙ אֶל־ אֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔ב וַיַּעֲבִרֵ֖הוּ לִפְנֵ֣י
NAS: called Abinadab and made him pass
KJV: called Abinadab, and made him pass
INT: Jesse about Abinadab pass before

1 Samuel 17:13
HEB: הַבְּכ֗וֹר וּמִשְׁנֵ֙הוּ֙ אֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔ב וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖י שַׁמָּֽה׃
NAS: and the second to him Abinadab, and the third
KJV: and next unto him Abinadab, and the third
INT: the firstborn and the second Abinadab and the third Shammah

1 Samuel 31:2
HEB: יְהוֹנָתָ֧ן וְאֶת־ אֲבִינָדָ֛ב וְאֶת־ מַלְכִּי־
NAS: Jonathan and Abinadab and Malchi-shua
KJV: Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua,
INT: and the Philistines Jonathan and Abinadab and Malchi-shua the sons

2 Samuel 6:3
HEB: וַיִּשָּׂאֻ֔הוּ מִבֵּ֥ית אֲבִינָדָ֖ב אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּגִּבְעָ֑ה
NAS: it from the house of Abinadab which
KJV: it out of the house of Abinadab that [was] in Gibeah:
INT: bring the house of Abinadab which the hill

2 Samuel 6:3
HEB: וְאַחְי֗וֹ בְּנֵי֙ אֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔ב נֹהֲגִ֖ים אֶת־
NAS: the sons of Abinadab, were leading
KJV: the sons of Abinadab, drave
INT: and Ahio the sons of Abinadab were leading cart

2 Samuel 6:4
HEB: וַיִּשָּׂאֻ֗הוּ מִבֵּ֤ית אֲבִֽינָדָב֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּגִּבְעָ֔ה
NAS: from the house of Abinadab, which
KJV: it out of the house of Abinadab which [was] at Gibeah,
INT: brought the house of Abinadab which the hill

1 Chronicles 2:13
HEB: אֶת־ אֱלִיאָ֑ב וַאֲבִינָדָב֙ הַשֵּׁנִ֔י וְשִׁמְעָ֖א
NAS: his firstborn, then Abinadab the second,
KJV: Eliab, and Abinadab the second,
INT: his firstborn of Eliab Abinadab the second Shimea

1 Chronicles 8:33
HEB: שׁ֔וּעַ וְאֶת־ אֲבִֽינָדָ֖ב וְאֶת־ אֶשְׁבָּֽעַל׃
NAS: Malchi-shua, Abinadab and Eshbaal.
KJV: and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
INT: of Jonathan Malchi-shua Abinadab and Eshbaal

1 Chronicles 9:39
HEB: שׁ֔וּעַ וְאֶת־ אֲבִינָדָ֖ב וְאֶת־ אֶשְׁבָּֽעַל׃
NAS: Malchi-shua, Abinadab and Eshbaal.
KJV: and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
INT: of Jonathan Malchi-shua Abinadab and Eshbaal

1 Chronicles 10:2
HEB: יוֹנָתָ֧ן וְאֶת־ אֲבִינָדָ֛ב וְאֶת־ מַלְכִּי־
NAS: Jonathan, Abinadab and Malchi-shua,
KJV: Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua,
INT: and the Philistines Jonathan Abinadab and Malchi-shua the sons

1 Chronicles 13:7
HEB: חֲדָשָׁ֔ה מִבֵּ֖ית אֲבִינָדָ֑ב וְעֻזָּ֣א וְאַחְי֔וֹ
NAS: from the house of Abinadab, and Uzza
KJV: out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza
INT: A new the house of Abinadab and Uzza and Ahio

12 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 41
12 Occurrences

’ă·ḇî·nā·ḏāḇ — 11 Occ.
wa·’ă·ḇî·nā·ḏāḇ — 1 Occ.