Strong H42אֲבִינֹ֫עַם

Abinoam

Transliteration: 'ăbîynô‛am
Pronunciation: ab-ee-no'-am
Morphology: Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

From H1 and H5278; father of pleasantness (that {is} gracious);
{Abinoam} an Israelite: - Abinoam.

Meaning of the name

Abinoam = "my father is delight"

Detailed definition

A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.4.6;
father of: Barak (H1301)

In the biblical story

Abinoam

Father of Barak, the Israelite commander

Abinoam was the father of Barak, the Israelite commander who, along with the prophetess Deborah, led the Israelites to victory against the Canaanite army led by Sisera.

In the Bible

Strong H42 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

abinoam4

First verses

Judges 4:6
And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedesh–naphtali, and said unto him, Hath not the Lord God of Israel commanded, saying, Go and draw toward mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun?
Judges 4:12
And they shewed Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam was gone up to mount Tabor.
Judges 5:1
Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying,
Judges 5:12
Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.