אֲבִיאֵלʼĂbîyʼêl

proper name, masculine: feminine, our father

Pronunciation: ab-ee-ale' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H22

Meanings

1. Saul's grandfather (1 Samuel 9:1; 1 Samuel 14:51)

2. foregoing (1 Chronicles 11:32)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

  • 1 Samuel 9:1 There was a wealthy, influential man named Kish from the tribe of Benjamin. He was the son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son of Becorath, son of Aphiah, of the tribe of Benjamin.
  • 1 Samuel 14:51 Saul’s father, Kish, and Abner’s father, Ner, were both sons of Abiel.
  • 1 Chronicles 11:32 Hurai from near Nahale-gaash; Abi-albon from Arabah;

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).