avinadav · Abinadab

What it means

avinadav (אֲבִינָדָב) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Abinadab”.

The name of several people; among them the man of Kiriath-jearim in whose house the ark stayed (1 Samuel 7:1), a brother of David (1 Samuel 16:8) and a son of Saul (1 Samuel 31:2). It means "my father is generous".

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• 1 Samuel×4
• 2 Samuel×3
• 1 Chronicles×5

• 1 Samuel 7:1

  And the men of Kiriath-jearim came and brought up the ark of YHWH and brought it to the house of Abinadab on the hill; and they consecrated Eleazar his son to keep the ark of YHWH.

• 1 Samuel 16:8

  Jesse called Abinadab and made him pass before Samuel, and he said, “Neither this one has YHWH chosen.”

• 1 Samuel 17:13

  The three oldest sons of Jesse had gone; they had followed Saul to the war. And the names of his three sons who went to the war were Eliab the firstborn, and second to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.

• 1 Samuel 31:2

  The Philistines kept close after Saul and his sons, and the Philistines struck Jonathan and Abinadab and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.

• 2 Samuel 6:3

  They set the ark of Elohim on a new cart and carried it from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill; and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, were driving the new cart.

• 2 Samuel 6:4

  They carried it from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill, with the ark of Elohim; and Ahio was walking before the ark.

• 1 Chronicles 2:13

  And Jesse fathered his firstborn Eliab, Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third,

• 1 Chronicles 8:33

  And Ner fathered Kish, and Kish fathered Saul, and Saul fathered Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.

• 1 Chronicles 9:39

  And Ner fathered Kish, and Kish fathered Saul, and Saul fathered Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.

• 1 Chronicles 10:2

  And the Philistines kept close after Saul and after his sons, and the Philistines struck Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.

• 1 Chronicles 13:7

  They set the ark of Elohim on a new cart from the house of Abinadab, and Uzzah and Ahio were driving the cart.

And 1 more times.