ʻAbdôwn — H5658

Definition

masculine locative proper noun

Abdon, the name of a place in Palestine and of four Israelites

1. Abdon = "servile"
2. n pr m
3. a judge of Israel in the time of the judges; perhaps the same as 'Bedan'
4. a Benjamite, son of Shashak
5. a Gibeonite, son of Jehiel and a grandson of Gideon
6. son of Micah in the time of king Josiah of Judah; also 'Achbor'
7. n pr loc
8. a city in Asher allotted to the Gershonite Levites; located 10 miles (16 km) north of Accho; modern 'Abdeh'

Usually translated as

Abdon

Origin

from H5647; servitude

• Derived from ʻâbad (H5647)

Occurrences

ʻAbdôwn occurs 8 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Joshua (1), Judges (2), 1 Chronicles (4), 2 Chronicles (1)

• Joshua 21:30 — And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon (עַבְדּ֖וֹן) with her suburbs,
• Judges 12:13 — And after him Abdon (עַבְדּ֥וֹן) the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel.
• Judges 12:15 — And Abdon (עַבְדּ֥וֹן) 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 6:74 — And out of the tribe of Asher; Mashal with her suburbs, and Abdon (עַבְדּ֖וֹן) with her suburbs,
• 1 Chronicles 8:23 — And Abdon (וְעַבְדּ֥וֹן), and Zichri, and Hanan,
• 1 Chronicles 8:30 — And his firstborn son Abdon (עַבְדּ֑וֹן), and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,
• 1 Chronicles 9:36 — And his firstborn son Abdon (עַבְדּ֑וֹן), then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,
• 2 Chronicles 34:20 — And the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon (עַבְדּ֨וֹן) the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king’s, saying,