ʼĂbîynâdâb — H41

Definition

masculine proper noun

Abinadab, the name of four Israelites

1. Abinadab = "my father is noble" or "my father is willing"
2. a man of Gibeah who sheltered the ark
3. second son of Jesse, David's older brother
4. a son of Saul, slain with him by the Philistines

Usually translated as

Abinadab

Origin

from H1 and H5068; father of generosity (i.e. liberal)

• Derived from ʼâb (H1)
• Derived from Nâdab (H5068)

Occurrences

ʼĂbîynâdâb occurs 12 times in 11 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Samuel (4), 2 Samuel (2), 1 Chronicles (5)

• 1 Samuel 7:1 — And the men of Kirjath-jearim came, and fetched up the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab (אֲבִינָדָ֖ב) in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the LORD.
• 1 Samuel 16:8 — Then Jesse called Abinadab (אֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔ב), and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.
• 1 Samuel 17:13 — And the three eldest sons of Jesse went and followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next unto him Abinadab (אֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔ב), and the third Shammah.
• 1 Samuel 31:2 — And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab (אֲבִינָדָ֛ב), and Malchi-shua, Saul’s sons.
• 2 Samuel 6:3 — And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab (אֲבִינָדָ֖ב) that was in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drave the new cart.
• 2 Samuel 6:3 — And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab (אֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔ב), drave the new cart.
• 2 Samuel 6:4 — And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab (אֲבִֽינָדָב֙) which was at Gibeah, accompanying the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark.
• 1 Chronicles 2:13 — And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab (וַאֲבִינָדָב֙) the second, and Shimma the third,
• 1 Chronicles 8:33 — And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and Abinadab (אֲבִֽינָדָ֖ב), and Esh-baal.
• 1 Chronicles 9:39 — And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and Abinadab (אֲבִינָדָ֖ב), and Esh-baal.
• 1 Chronicles 10:2 — And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab (אֲבִינָדָ֛ב), and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul.
• 1 Chronicles 13:7 — And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of Abinadab (אֲבִינָדָ֑ב): and Uzza and Ahio drave the cart.