Abdon
עַבְדּוֹןStrong’s H5658avdon (av-don)
Appears in 8 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Avdon is the Hebrew word usually translated “abdon”. It appears in 8 verses of the Old Testament.
“And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs,”
Meaning
- Abdon = "servile"
- A judge of Israel in the time of the judges; perhaps the same as 'Bedan'
- A Benjamite, son of Shashak
- A Gibeonite, son of Jehiel and a grandson of Gideon
- Son of Micah in the time of king Josiah of Judah; also 'Achbor'
- A city in Asher allotted to the Gershonite Levites; located 10 miles (16 km) north of Accho; modern 'Abdeh'
- A judge of Israel in the time of the judges; perhaps the same as 'Bedan'
- A Benjamite, son of Shashak
- A Gibeonite, son of Jehiel and a grandson of Gideon
- Son of Micah in the time of king Josiah of Judah; also 'Achbor'
- A judge of Israel in the time of the judges; perhaps the same as 'Bedan'
- A Benjamite, son of Shashak
- A Gibeonite, son of Jehiel and a grandson of Gideon
- Son of Micah in the time of king Josiah of Judah; also 'Achbor'
How it's translated
- abdon 7
- and abdon 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Chronicles 4
- Judges 2
- Joshua 1
- 2 Chronicles 1
4 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Judges 12:13And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel.
- Judges 12:15And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites.
- 1 Chronicles 6:74And out of the tribe of Asher; Mashal with her suburbs, and Abdon with her suburbs,
- 1 Chronicles 8:23And Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan,
- 1 Chronicles 8:30And his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,
- 1 Chronicles 9:36And his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,
Hebrew dictionary
עַבְדּוֹן avdon · Abdon
Abdon = "servile" a city in Asher allotted to the Gershonite Levites; located 10 miles (16 km) north of Accho; modern 'Abdeh' Also named: ev.ron (עֶבְרֹן "Ebron" H5683)
עַבְדּוֹן avdon · Abdon
A Judge living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.12.13; son of: Hillel (H1985) § Abdon = "servile" 1) a judge of Israel in the time of the judges; perhaps the same as 'Bedan' 2) a Benjamite, son of Shashak 3) a Gibeonite, son of Jehiel and a grandson of Gideon 4) son of Micah in the time of king Josiah of Judah; also 'Achbor' 5) a city in Asher allotted to the Gershonite Levites; located 10 miles (16 km) north of Accho; modern 'Abdeh'
עַבְדּוֹן avdon · Abdon
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.23; son of: Shashak (H8349); brother of: Ishpan (H3473), Eber (H5677J), Eliel (H0447I), Zichri (H2147I), Hanan (H2605), Hananiah (H2608O), Elam (H5867), Anthothijah (H6070), Iphdeiah (H3301) and Penuel (H6439I) § Abdon = "servile" 1) a judge of Israel in the time of the judges; perhaps the same as 'Bedan' 2) a Benjamite, son of Shashak 3) a Gibeonite, son of Jehiel and a grandson of Gideon 4) son of Micah in the time of king Josiah of Judah; also 'Achbor' …
עַבְדּוֹן avdon · Abdon
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.8.30; son of: Abiel (H0022) and Maacah (H4601N); brother of: Kish (H7027), Ner (H5369), Zur (H6698I), Baal (H1168B), Nadab (H5070J), Gedor (H1446I), Ahio (H0283I), Zecher (H2144) and Mikloth (H4732) § Abdon = "servile" 1) a judge of Israel in the time of the judges; perhaps the same as 'Bedan' 2) a Benjamite, son of Shashak 3) a Gibeonite, son of Jehiel and a grandson of Gideon 4) son of Micah in the time of king Josiah of Judah; also 'Achbor' …
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.