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Lexicon :: Strong's H52 - 'ăḇîšay

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אֲבִישַׁי
Transliteration
'ăḇîšay
Pronunciation
ab-ee-shah'ee
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

אֲבִישַׁי ʼĂbîyshay, ab-ee-shah'ee; or (shorter) אַבְשַׁי ʼAbshay ; from H1 and H7862; father of a gift (i.e. probably generous); Abishai, an Israelite:—Abishai.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x

The KJV translates Strong's H52 in the following manner: Abishai (25x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x
The KJV translates Strong's H52 in the following manner: Abishai (25x).

  1. Abishai = "my father is Jesse" or "my father is a gift"

    1. grandson of Jesse, nephew of David via his sister Zeruiah, brother of Joab

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֲבִישַׁי ʼĂbîyshay, ab-ee-shah'ee; or (shorter) אַבְשַׁי ʼAbshay ; from H1 and H7862; father of a gift (i.e. probably generous); Abishai, an Israelite:—Abishai.
STRONGS H52: Abbreviations
אֲבִישַׁי proper name, masculine (my father is Jesse; LagBN 75 thinks from אֲבֶן (= בֶּן + ישׁי compare Greek Version of the LXX Ἀβεσσα[ι] 1 Samuel 26:6) — א׳ 1 Samuel 26:6 (twice in verse) + 17 times 1 & 2 Samuel = אַבְשַׁי 2 Samuel 10:10 + 5 times 1 Chronicles — grandson of Jesse; son of Zeruiah & brother of Joab 1 Samuel 26:6 (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 26:7, 8, 9; 2 Samuel 2:18; 2 Samuel 2:24 + 2 Samuel 20:6 (where read יואב Syriac Version Th We Dr) + 12 times 2Sam + 2 Samuel 20:7 (where insert אבישׁי Greek Version of the LXX We Dr) + 5 times 1 Chronicles.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

26:6; 26:6; 26:6; 26:7; 26:8; 26:9

2 Samuel

2:18; 2:24; 10:10; 20:6; 20:7

H52

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Strong's Number H52 matches the Hebrew אֲבִישַׁי ('ăḇîšay),
which occurs 25 times in 24 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 26:6

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Then David said to Ahimelech the Hittite and to Abishai H52 the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, saying, “Who will go down with me to Saul in the camp?” And Abishai H52 said, “I will go down with you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 26:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:7 - So David and Abishai H52 came to the people by night, and behold, Saul lay sleeping inside the circle of the camp with his spear stuck in the ground at his head; and Abner and the people were lying around him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 26:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:8 - Then Abishai H52 said to David, “Today God has handed your enemy over to you; now then, please let me [fn]pin him with the spear to the ground with one thrust, and I will not [fn]do it to him a second time.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 26:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:9 - But David said to Abishai H52, “Do not [fn]kill him, for who can reach out with his hand against the LORD’S anointed and remain innocent?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 2:18

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Now the three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, Abishai H52, and Asahel; and Asahel was as [fn]swift-footed as one of the gazelles that is in the field.

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But Joab and Abishai H52 pursued Abner, and when the sun was going down, they came to the hill of Ammah, which is opposite Giah by way of the wilderness of Gibeon.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 3:30

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:30 - So Joab and his brother Abishai H52 killed Abner because he had put their brother Asahel to death in the battle at Gibeon.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 10:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:10 - But the remainder of the people he placed [fn]under the command of his brother Abishai H52, and he lined them up against the sons of Ammon.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 10:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:14 - When the sons of Ammon saw that the Arameans had fled, they also fled from Abishai H52 and entered the city. Then Joab returned from fighting against the sons of Ammon and came to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:9

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Then Abishai H52 the son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Now let me go over and [fn]cut off his head.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:11 - Then David said to Abishai H52 and to all his servants, “Behold, my son who came out of my own body seeks my life; how much more now this Benjaminite? Leave him alone and let him curse, for the LORD has told him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 18:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:2 - And David sent the people out, a third [fn]under the command of Joab, a third [fn]under the command of Abishai H52 the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, and a third [fn]under the command of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the people, “I myself will certainly go out with you also.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 18:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:5 - But the king commanded Joab, Abishai H52, and Ittai, saying, “Deal gently with the young man Absalom for my sake.” And all the people heard when the king commanded all the commanders regarding Absalom.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 18:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:12 - But the man said to Joab, “Even if I were to [fn]receive a thousand pieces of silver in my hand, I would not put out my hand against the king’s son; for in our hearing the king commanded you, Abishai H52, and Ittai, saying, ‘[fn]Protect the young man Absalom for me!’

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 19:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:21 - But Abishai H52 the son of Zeruiah responded, “Should Shimei not be put to death for this, the fact that he cursed the LORD’S anointed?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:6 - And David said to Abishai H52, “Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom; take your lord’s servants and pursue him, so that he does not find for himself fortified cities and escape from our sight.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:10 - But Amasa was not on guard against the sword which was in Joab’s hand, so he struck him in the belly with it and spilled out his intestines on the ground, and did not strike him again, and he died. Then Joab and his brother Abishai H52 pursued Sheba the son of Bichri.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 21:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:17 - But Abishai H52 the son of Zeruiah helped him, and struck the Philistine and killed him. Then David’s men swore to him, saying, “You shall not go out again with us to battle, so that you do not extinguish the lamp of Israel.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:18

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Now Abishai H52, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the [fn]thirty. And he swung his spear against three hundred [fn]and killed them, and had a name [fn]as well as the three.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 2:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:16 - Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the three sons of Zeruiah were [fn]Abshai H52, Joab, and Asahel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:20

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As for [fn]Abshai H52 the brother of Joab, he was chief of the [fn]thirty, and he wielded his spear against three hundred [fn]and killed them; and he had a name [fn]as well as the [fn]thirty.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 18:12

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Moreover, Abishai H52 the son of Zeruiah [fn]defeated eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 19:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 19:11 - But the remainder of the people he placed [fn]under the command of [fn]Abshai H52 his brother; and they lined up against the sons of Ammon.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 19:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 19:15 - When the sons of Ammon saw that the Arameans had fled, they also fled from his brother Abshai H52 and entered the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.
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