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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

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:6 - 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 delivered your enemy into your hand; now therefore, please let me strike him with the spear [fn]to the ground with one stroke, and I will not [fn]strike him the 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 destroy him, for who can stretch out his hand against the LORD’S anointed and be without guilt?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 2:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:18 - Now the three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab and Abishai H52 and Asahel; and Asahel was as [fn]swift-footed as one of the gazelles which is in the field.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 2:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:24 - But Joab and Abishai H52 pursued Abner, and when the sun was going down, they came to the hill of Ammah, which is in front of Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 3:30

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:30 - So Joab and Abishai H52 his brother 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 in the hand of Abishai H52 his brother, and he arrayed them 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 fled, they also fled before 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

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:9 - Then Abishai H52 the son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over now 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 from [fn]me seeks my life; how much more now this Benjamite? Let 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 - David sent the people out, one third under the [fn]command of Joab, one third under the [fn]command of Abishai H52 the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, and one third under the [fn]command of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the people, “I myself will surely go out with you also.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 18:5

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 18:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:12 - The man said to Joab, “Even if I should 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 charged you and Abishai H52 and Ittai, saying, ‘[fn]Protect for me the young man Absalom!’

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 19:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:21 - But Abishai H52 the son of Zeruiah said, “Should not Shimei be put to death for this, because 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 poured out his inward parts on the ground, and did not strike him again, and he died. Then Joab and Abishai H52 his brother 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 the men of David 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

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:18 - 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 as well as the three.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 2:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:16 - and 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

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:20 - As for [fn]Abshai H52 the brother of Joab, he was chief of the [fn]thirty, and he swung his spear against three hundred [fn]and killed them; and he had a name as well as the [fn]thirty.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 18:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:12 - Moreover Abishai H52 the son of Zeruiah [fn]defeated 18,000 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 in the hand of [fn]Abshai H52 his brother; and they arrayed themselves 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 fled, they also fled before Abshai H52 his brother and entered the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.
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