The meaning of “נֵר”
Understanding Nêr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
the same as נִיר; lamp Ner. - § Ner = "lamp" - Ner, an Israelite 1) son of Jehiel, father of Kish, and grandfather of ki...
נֵר
the same as נִיר; lamp Ner. - § Ner = "lamp" - Ner, an Israelite 1) son of Jehiel, father of Kish, and grandfather of king Saul 2) father of Abner, the uncle of Saul 2a) perhaps the same as 1
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Samuel 26:5 | “And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched: and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay in the trench, and the people pitched round about him.” Word: נֵר (Nêr) | |
| 2 Samuel 3:25 | “Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee, and to know thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all that thou doest.” Word: נֵר (Nêr) | |
| 1 Kings 2:32 | “And the Lord shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.” Word: נֵר (Nêr) | |
| 1 Chronicles 9:39 | “And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi–shua, and Abinadab, and Esh–baal.” Word: נֵר (Nêr) |