Lexical Summary Abner: "my father is a lamp", an Israelite name Original Word: אַבְנֵרTransliteration: Abner Phonetic Spelling: (ab-nare') Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine Short Definition: "my father is a lamp", an Israelite name Meaning: Abner -- "my father is a lamp", an Israelite name Strong's Concordance Abner Or (fully) nabiyner {ab-ee-nare'}; from 'ab and niyr; father of light (i.e. Enlightening); Abner, an Israelite -- Abner. see HEBREW 'ab see HEBREW niyr Brown-Driver-Briggs H74. Abner אֲבִינֵר proper name, masculine (my father is Nêr, or is a lamp compare 2 Samuel 21:17; accusative to LagBN 75 = אֲבֶן (= בֶּן) + נֵר = son of Ner; compare ᵐ5 Ἀβεννηρ) — so only 1 Samuel 14:50, elsewhere אַבְנֵר — cousin of Saul, and captain of his host 14:50-51, 17:55 (3 t. in verse) + 52 t. 1 & 2Samuel; + 1 Kings 2:5, 32; 1 Chronicles 26:28; 27:21. |
    |