אֲבִינָדָב
ʼĂbîynâdâb · ab-ee-naw-dawb'
Abinadab, the name of four Israelites
Lexicon
Derivation: from H1 (אָב) and H5068 (נָדַב); father of generosity (i.e. liberal);
Abinadab, the name of four Israelites
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Abinadab.
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- דDalet4
Picture: tent door hanging down
- Concrete
- door · curtain · entrance
- Extended
- a way in or out · moving back and forth · a path · hanging
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › the house, what is within › the hand that works › the seed, life continuing › the doorway, the way in › the house, what is within
Strength, the leader of the house, what is within of the hand that works of the seed, life continuing of the doorway, the way in of the house, what is within.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אֲבִינָדָב above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
12 occurrences · 12 OT · 0 NT · 7 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of abinadab5 · 42%
- and abinadab5 · 42%
- abinadab1 · 8%
- unto him abinadab1 · 8%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.