Strong H792אֶשְׁבַּעַל
Eshbaal
- Transliteration
- 'eshba‛al
- Pronunciation
- esh-bah'-al
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
Meaning of the name
Eshbaal = "a man of Baal"
Detailed definition
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.2.8;
son of: Saul (H7586G);
brother of: Jonathan (H3083H), Abinadab (H41H), Malchi-shua (H4444), Merab (H4764), Michal (H4324), Armoni (H764), Mephibosheth (H4648H)
Another name of ish-bo.shet (אִישׁ־בֹ֫שֶׁת "Ish-bosheth" H378)
son of: Saul (H7586G);
brother of: Jonathan (H3083H), Abinadab (H41H), Malchi-shua (H4444), Merab (H4764), Michal (H4324), Armoni (H764), Mephibosheth (H4648H)
Another name of ish-bo.shet (אִישׁ־בֹ֫שֶׁת "Ish-bosheth" H378)
In the biblical story
Ish-bosheth
Son of Saul, king over Israel.
Ish-bosheth (also called Eshbaal), Saul's son, was made king over Israel by Abner but was ultimately assassinated, leading to David's rule over all Israel (2Sa.2-4, 1Ch.8.33).
In the Bible
Strong H792 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- –2
First verses
- 1 Chronicles 8:33And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi–shua, and Abinadab, and Esh–baal.
- 1 Chronicles 9:39And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi–shua, and Abinadab, and Esh–baal.