Strong H1127בֶּן־גֶּ֫בֶר

Ben-Geber

Transliteration
ben-geber
Pronunciation
ben-gheh'-ber
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

From H1121 and H1397; son of (the) hero;
Ben {Geber} an Israelite: - the son of Geber.

Meaning of the name

Ben-geber = "the son of Geber" or "the son of a man"

Detailed definition

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ki.4.13;
son Geber (H1398)

In the biblical story

Ben-Geber

One of Solomon's twelve district governors.

Ben-Geber was one of the twelve district governors appointed by Solomon, responsible for the region of Ramoth-gilead.

In the Bible

Strong H1127 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • son1

First verses

  1. 1 Kings 4:13
    The son of Geber, in Ramoth–gilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars:
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