Strong H2985H2985Gיָבִין
Jabin
One of the 2 senses of Strong H2985
- Transliteration
- yâbîyn
- Pronunciation
- yaw-bene'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A man living before Israel's Monarchy, only mentioned at Jos.11.1
Meaning of the name
Jabin = "whom God observes"
General definition
From H995; intelligent;
{Jabin} the name of two Canaanitish kings: - Jabin.
{Jabin} the name of two Canaanitish kings: - Jabin.
In the biblical story
Jabin
King of Hazor; led Canaanite coalition against Joshua.
Jabin, king of Hazor, formed an alliance with other Canaanite kings to fight against Joshua and the Israelites (Jos.11.1).
In the Bible
Strong H2985G appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- pass1
First verses
- Joshua 11:1And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard those things, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph,