Abdi
עַבְדִּיStrong’s H5660avdi (av-di)
Appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Avdi is the Hebrew word usually translated “abdi”. It appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
“And their brethren the sons of Merari stood on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,”
Meaning
- A Merarite Levite and ancestor of Ethan the singer
- A Merarite Levite, father of Kish, in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah
- One of the family of Elam who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
- A Merarite Levite and ancestor of Ethan the singer
- A Merarite Levite, father of Kish, in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah
- One of the family of Elam who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
- A Merarite Levite and ancestor of Ethan the singer
- A Merarite Levite, father of Kish, in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah
- One of the family of Elam who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
How it's translated
- abdi 2
- and abdi 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Chronicles 1
- 2 Chronicles 1
- Ezra 1
3 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Chronicles 29:12Then the Levites arose, Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites: and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehalelel: and of the Gershonites; Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah:
- Ezra 10:26And of the sons of Elam; Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah.
Hebrew dictionary
עַבְדִּי avdi · Abdi
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.6.44; son of: Malluch (H4409); father of: Kishi (H7029) § Abdi = "servant of Jehovah" 1) a Merarite Levite and ancestor of Ethan the singer 2) a Merarite Levite, father of Kish, in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah 3) one of the family of Elam who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
עַבְדִּי avdi · Abdi
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.29.12; father of: Kish (H7027I) § Abdi = "servant of Jehovah" 1) a Merarite Levite and ancestor of Ethan the singer 2) a Merarite Levite, father of Kish, in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah 3) one of the family of Elam who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
עַבְדִּי avdi · Abdi
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.26 § Abdi = "servant of Jehovah" 1) a Merarite Levite and ancestor of Ethan the singer 2) a Merarite Levite, father of Kish, in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah 3) one of the family of Elam who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
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.