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Abner

אֲבִינֵרStrong’s H0074

avner (av-ner)

Appears in 53 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Avner is the Hebrew word usually translated “abner” and “o abner”. It appears in 53 verses of the Old Testament.

“And the name of Saul’s wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz: and the name of the captain of his host was Abner, the son of Ner, Saul’s uncle.”
1 Samuel 14:50 KJV
Meaning
  1. A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.14.50
How it's translated
  • abner 50
  • and abner 7
  • to abner 3
  • o abner 2
  • for abner 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 2 Samuel 40
  • 1 Samuel 9
  • 1 Kings 2
  • 1 Chronicles 2

4 books in all.

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Hebrew dictionary

אֲבִינֵר avner · Abner

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.14.50; son of: Ner (H5369); father of: Jaasiel (H3300H) § Abner = "my father is a lamp" Saul's cousin and army captain, treacherously slain by Joab

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.