אֲבִיעֶזֶרʼĂbîyʻezer

Abiezer, the name of two Israelites

Pronunciation: ab-ee-ay'-zer · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H44

Meanings

1. a Manassite, called 'son' of Gilead, and son of Gilead's sister (Numbers 26:30; Joshua 17:2; Judges 6:34)

2. a Benjamite, a warrior of David (2 Samuel 23:27; 1 Chronicles 11:28; 1 Chronicles 27:12)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 7 times in the Bible.

  • Joshua 17:2 So the allotment on the west side of the Jordan was for the remaining families within the clans of the tribe of Manasseh: Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. These clans represent the male descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph.
  • Judges 6:34 Then the Spirit of the Lord clothed Gideon with power. He blew a ram’s horn as a call to arms, and the men of the clan of Abiezer came to him.
  • Judges 8:2 But Gideon replied, “What have I accomplished compared to you? Aren’t even the leftover grapes of Ephraim’s harvest better than the entire crop of my little clan of Abiezer?
  • 2 Samuel 23:27 Abiezer from Anathoth; Sibbecai from Hushah;
  • 1 Chronicles 7:18 Makir’s sister Hammoleketh gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
  • 1 Chronicles 11:28 Ira son of Ikkesh from Tekoa; Abiezer from Anathoth;
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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).