ʼEshbaʻal — H792

Definition

masculine proper noun

Eshbaal (or Ishbosheth), a son of Saul

1. Eshbaal = "a man of Baal"
2. the fourth son of Saul, also called Ishbosheth

Usually translated as

Eshbaal

Origin

from H376 and H1168; man of Baal

• Derived from ʼîysh (H376)
• Derived from Baʻal (H1168)

Occurrences

ʼEshbaʻal occurs 2 times in the King James.

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

• 1 Chronicles 8:33 — And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and Abinadab, and Esh-baal (אֶשְׁבָּֽעַל).
• 1 Chronicles 9:39 — And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and Abinadab, and Esh-baal (אֶשְׁבָּֽעַל).