Strong H41H41Iאֲבִינָדָב

Abinadab

One of the 4 senses of Strong H41

Transliteration
'ăbîynâdâb
Pronunciation
ab-ee-naw-dawb'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.16.8;
son of: Jesse (H3448);
brother of: David (H1732), Eliab (H446I), Shimeah (H8093), Nethanel (H5417H), Raddai (H7288), Ozem (H684), Zeruiah (H6870), Abigail (H26H)(?) and Elihu (H453J)

Meaning of the name

Abinadab = "my father is noble" or "my father is willing"

General definition

From H1 and H5068; father of generosity (that {is} liberal);
{Abinadab} the name of four Israelites: - Abinadab.

In the biblical story

Abinadab

Son of Jesse, brother of David

Abinadab was one of the sons of Jesse and an older brother of King David, but he was not chosen to be anointed as king by Samuel.

In the Bible

Strong H41I appears in 3 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • abinadab3

First verses

  1. 1 Samuel 16:8
    Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.
  2. 1 Samuel 17:13
    And the three eldest sons of Jesse went and followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.
  3. 1 Chronicles 2:13
    And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,
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