ʼĂbîyshûwr — H51

Definition

masculine proper noun

Abishur, an Israelite

1. Abishur = "my father is a wall"
2. son of Shammai, descendant of Judah

Usually translated as

Abishur

Origin

from H1 and H7791; father of (the) wall (i.e. perhaps mason)

• Derived from ʼâb (H1)
• Derived from Shûwr (H7791)

Occurrences

ʼĂbîyshûwr occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Chronicles (2)

• 1 Chronicles 2:28 — And the sons of Onam were, Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai; Nadab, and Abishur (וַאֲבִישֽׁוּר).
• 1 Chronicles 2:29 — And the name of the wife of Abishur (אֲבִישׁ֖וּר) was Abihail, and she bare him Ahban, and Molid.