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Lexicon :: Strong's H74 - 'aḇnēr

Aa
אַבְנֵר
Transliteration
'aḇnēr
Pronunciation
ab-nare'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

אַבְנֵר ʼAbnêr, ab-nare'; or (fully) אֲבִינֵר ʼĂbîynêr ; from H1 and H5216; father of light (i.e. enlightening); Abner, an Israelite:—Abner.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 63x

The KJV translates Strong's H74 in the following manner: Abner (63x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 63x
The KJV translates Strong's H74 in the following manner: Abner (63x).

  1. Abner = "my father is a lamp"

    1. Saul's cousin and army captain, treacherously slain by Joab

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אַבְנֵר ʼAbnêr, ab-nare'; or (fully) אֲבִינֵר ʼĂbîynêr ; from H1 and H5216; father of light (i.e. enlightening); Abner, an Israelite:—Abner.
STRONGS H74: Abbreviations
אֲבִינֵר proper name, masculine (my father is Nêr, or is a lamp compare 2 Samuel 21:17; accusative to LagBN 75 = אֲבֶן (= בֶּן) + נֵר = son of Ner; compare Greek Version of the LXX Ἀβεννηρ) — so only 1 Samuel 14:50, elsewhere אַבְנֵר — cousin of Saul, and captain of his host 1 Samuel 14:50, 51; 1 Samuel 17:55 (3 times in verse) + 52 times 1 & 2 Samuel; + 1 Kings 2:5, 32; 1 Chronicles 26:28; 1 Chronicles 27:21.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

14:50; 14:50; 14:51; 17:55

2 Samuel

21:17

1 Kings

2:5; 2:32

1 Chronicles

26:28; 27:21

H74

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H74 matches the Hebrew אַבְנֵר ('aḇnēr),
which occurs 63 times in 53 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (1Sa 14:50–1Ki 2:5)

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:50

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:50 - The name of Saul's wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz; the captain of his army was Abner, the son of Ner, brother of Saul's father.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:51 - Kish, the father of Saul, and Ner, the father of Abner, were sons of Abiel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:55

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:55 - And when Saul saw David going out against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the captain of the army, Abner, whose son is this young man? And Abner said, On your life, O king, I have no idea.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:57

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:57 - And when David was coming back after the destruction of the Philistine, Abner took him to Saul, with the head of the Philistine in his hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:25 - And the king took his seat, as at other times, by the wall: and Jonathan was in front, and Abner was seated by Saul's side, but there was no one in David's seat.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:5 - And David got up and came to the place where Saul's tents were: and David had a view of the place where Saul was sleeping with Abner, the son of Ner, the captain of his army: and Saul was sleeping inside the ring of carts, and the tents of the people were all round him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:7 - So David and Abishai came down to the army by night: and Saul was sleeping inside the ring of carts with his spear planted in the earth by his head: and Abner and the people were sleeping round him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:14 - And crying out to the people and to Abner, the son of Ner, David said, Have you no answer to give, Abner? Then Abner said, Who is that crying out to the king?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:15 - And David said to Abner, Are you not a man of war? is there any other like you in Israel? why then have you not kept watch over your lord the king? for one of the people came in to put the king your lord to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:8 - Now Abner, the son of Ner, captain of Saul's army, had taken Saul's son Ish-bosheth over to Mahanaim,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:12 - And Abner, the son of Ner, with the servants of Saul's son Ish-bosheth, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:14 - And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men give a test of their strength before us. And Joab said, Let them do so.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:17 - And there was hard fighting that day; and Abner and the men of Israel gave way before the servants of David.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:19 - Asahel went running after Abner, not turning to the right or to the left.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:20 - Then Abner, looking back, said, Is it you, Asahel? And he said, It is I.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:21 - And Abner said, Then go to the right or to the left and put your hands on one of the fighting-men and take his arms. But Asahel would not be turned away from going after Abner.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:22 - Then again Abner said to Asahel, Go to one side, do not keep on coming after me: why will you make me put an end to you? for then I will be shamed before your brother Joab.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:23 - But still he did not go to one side: so Abner gave him a back blow in the stomach with his spear, so that the spear came out at his back; and he went down on the earth, wounded to death: and all those who came to the place where Asahel went down dead, came to a stop.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:24 - But Joab and Abishai went after Abner: and the sun went down when they came to the hill of Ammah, which is to the east of the road through the waste land of Geba.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:25 - And the men of Benjamin came together after Abner in one band, and took their places on the top of a hill.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:26 - Then crying out to Joab, Abner said, Are fighting and destruction to go on for ever? do you not see that the end will only be bitter? how long will it be before you send the people back and make them give up attacking their countrymen?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:29

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:29 - And all that night Abner and his men went through the Arabah; they went over Jordan and through all Bithron and came to Mahanaim.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:30

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:30 - And Joab came back from fighting Abner: and when he had got all his men together, it was seen that nineteen of David's men, in addition to Asahel, were not with them.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:31

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:31 - But David's men had put to death three hundred and sixty of the men of Benjamin and of Abner's men

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:6 - Now while there was war between Saul's people and David's people, Abner was making himself strong among the supporters of Saul.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:7 - Now Saul had among his wives a woman named Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah: and Ish-bosheth said to Abner, Why have you taken my father's wife?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:8 - And Abner was very angry at the words of Ish-bosheth, and he said, Am I a dog's head of Judah? I am this day doing all in my power for the cause of your father Saul and for his brothers and his friends, and have not given you up into the hands of David, and now you say I have done wrong with a woman.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:9 - May God's punishment be on Abner, if I do not for David as the Lord in his oath has said,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:11 - And so great was Ish-bosheth's fear of Abner that he was not able to say a word in answer.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:12 - And Abner sent men to David at Hebron, saying, Make an agreement with me, and I will give you my support in getting all Israel on your side.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:16 - And her husband went with her as far as Bahurim, weeping while he went. Then Abner said to him, Go back. And he went back.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:17 - Then Abner had a talk with the chief men of Israel, saying, In the past it was your desire to make David your king: so now, do it:

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:19 - And Abner said the same things to Benjamin: and he went to David in Hebron to make clear to him what seemed good to Israel and to all the people of Benjamin.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:20 - So Abner, with twenty men, came to Hebron, to David. And David made a feast for Abner and the men who were with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:21 - And Abner said to David, Now I will go, and make all Israel come to my lord the king, so that they may make an agreement with you, and your kingdom may be as wide as your heart's desire. Then David sent Abner away and he went in peace.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:22 - Now the servants of David and Joab had been out attacking a band of armed men, and they came back with a great store of goods taken in the fight: but Abner was no longer in Hebron with David, for he had sent him away and he had gone in peace.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:23 - When Joab and his men came, news was given them that Abner, the son of Ner, had come to the king, who had let him go away again in peace.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:24 - Then Joab came to the king, and said, What have you done? when Abner came to you why did you send him away and let him go?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:25 - Is it not clear to you that Abner, the son of Ner, came with deceit to get knowledge of your going out and your coming in and of all you are doing?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:26 - And when Joab had come out from David, he sent men after Abner, and they overtook him at the water-spring of Sirah, and made him come back with them: but David had no knowledge of it.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:27 - And when Abner was back in Hebron, Joab took him on one side by the doorway of the town to have a word with him quietly, and there he gave him a wound in the stomach, causing his death in payment for the death of his brother Asahel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:28

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:28 - And when David had word of it he said, May I and my kingdom be clear for ever in the eyes of the Lord from the blood of Abner, the son of Ner:

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:30

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

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:31

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:31 - And David said to Joab and all the people who were with him, Go in grief and put haircloth about you, in sorrow for Abner. And King David went after the dead body.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:32

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:32 - And they put Abner's body to rest in Hebron; and the king and all the people were weeping loudly by the resting-place of Abner's body.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:33

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:33 - And the king made a song of grief for Abner and said, Was the death of Abner to be like the death of a foolish man?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:37

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:37 - So it was clear to Israel and to all the people on that day that the king was not responsible for the death of Abner, the son of Ner.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 4:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 4:1 - And when Saul's son Ish-bosheth had news that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands became feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 4:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 4:12 - And David gave orders to his young men and they put them to death, cutting off their hands and their feet and hanging them up by the side of the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth and put it in its last resting-place with Abner's body in Hebron.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:5 - Now you have knowledge of what Joab, the son of Zeruiah, did to me, and to the two captains of the army of Israel, Abner, the son of Ner, and Amasa, the son of Jether, whom he put to death, taking payment for the blood of war in time of peace, and making the band of my clothing and the shoes on my feet red with the blood of one put to death without cause.

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