The meaning of “יַעְבֵּץ”
Understanding Yaʻbêts reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Jabez. - § Jabez = "sorrow" - Jabets, the name of an Israelite, and also of a place in Palestine n pr m 1) the head of a...
יַעְבֵּץ
Jabez. - § Jabez = "sorrow" - Jabets, the name of an Israelite, and also of a place in Palestine n pr m 1) the head of a Calebite family n pr loc 2) a town in Judah apparently near Bethlehem
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Chronicles 2:55 | “And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Suchathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab. ” Word: יַעְבֵּץ (Yaʻbêts) | |
| 1 Chronicles 4:9 | “And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.” Word: יַעְבֵּץ (Yaʻbêts) | |
| 1 Chronicles 4:10 | “And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.” Word: יַעְבֵּץ (Yaʻbêts) |