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Kish,וְקִישׁfatherאֲבִיof Saul,שָׁאוּלand Ner,וְנֵרfatherאֲבִיof Abner,אַבְנֵרwere sonsבֶּןof Abiel.אֲבִיאֵל
1 Samuel 14:51
Study it in the app“Kish, father of Saul, and Ner, father of Abner, were sons of Abiel.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 14:51, word by word
- Kishקִישׁkish
Kish
Kish: the name of several people; best known is the father of King Saul, of the tribe of Benjamin.
Where else “kish” appears- fatherאֲבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- of Saulשָׁאוּלshaul
Saul
Saul, the name of several people. The best known is the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of Israel. A king of Edom and a son of Simeon also bear it. It means "asked for".
Where else “shaul” appears- and Nerנֵרner
Ner
Ner, father of Abner and relative of King Saul. The name means "lamp."
Where else “ner” appears- of Abnerאַבְנֵרavner
Abner
Abner, son of Ner, relative of King Saul and commander of his army. In 1 Samuel 14:50 the Hebrew writes the long form, "Abiner." The name means "my father is a lamp."
Where else “avner” appears- were sonsבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Abielאֲבִיאֵלaviel
Abiel
Abiel: the name of two people; one is the grandfather of King Saul. It means "my father is El".
Where else “aviel” appears
Translation note
The Hebrew says “son of Abiel” in the singular.
The context
50And the name of the wife of Saul was Ahinoam, daughter of Ahimaaz; and the name of the commander of his army was Abiner, son of Ner, uncle of Saul.
51 · This verse (above)
52The war was fierce against the Philistines all the days of Saul; and when Saul saw any mighty man or any valiant man, he gathered him to himself.