The meaning of “אַבְנֵר”
Understanding ʼAbnêr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or (fully) אֲבִינֵר ʼĂbîynêr (ab-ee-nare') ; from אָב and נִיר; father of light (i.e. enlightening) Abner. - § Abner = "...
אַבְנֵר
or (fully) אֲבִינֵר ʼĂbîynêr (ab-ee-nare') ; from אָב and נִיר; father of light (i.e. enlightening) Abner. - § Abner = "my father is a lamp" - Abner, an Israelite 1) Saul's cousin and army captain, treacherously slain by Joab
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Samuel 20:25 | “And the king sat upon his seat, as at other times, even upon a seat by the wall: and Jonathan arose, and Abner sat by Saul’s side, and David’s place was empty.” Word: אַבְנֵר (ʼAbnêr) | |
| 2 Samuel 3:12 | “And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose is the land? saying also, Make thy league with me, and, behold, my hand shall be with thee, to bring about all Israel unto thee.” Word: אַבְנֵר (ʼAbnêr) | |
| 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: אַבְנֵר (ʼAbnêr) | |
| 1 Chronicles 27:21 | “Of the half tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah: of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner:” Word: אַבְנֵר (ʼAbnêr) |