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Strong's #308 - אֲחַסְבַּי

Transliteration

ʼĂchaçbay

Phonetics

akh-as-bah'ee

Root Word (Etymology)

of uncertain derivation

Parts of Speech

Proper Name Feminine

TWOT

None

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs'

Ahasbai = “brother of my encompassers”

1) father of Eliphelet, one of David’s heroes

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 2271 ‑ ἡσυχία (hay‑soo‑khee'‑ah); 3788 ‑ ὀφθαλμός (of‑thal‑mos');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

KJV (1)

2 Samuel 1

NAS (1)

2 Samuel 1

HCS (1)

2 Samuel 1

BSB (1)

2 Samuel 1

ESV (2)

2 Samuel 1

Ezra 1

WEB (1)

2 Samuel 1

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

אֲחַסְבַּי proper name, masculine father of Eliphelet, one of David's heroes 2 Samuel 23:34. (Meaning dubious; 1 Chronicles 11:35 has אוּר׃, followed by חֵפֶר; text. probably corrupt.)

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

אֲחַסְבַּי [Ahasbai], pr.n. or a man, 2 Samuel 23:34. The etymology is unknown. Simonis considers it to be contracted from אֶחֱםֶה בְּהַי “I flee to the Lord.” [So Ges. in corr.].

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List of Word Forms

אֲחַסְבַּ֖י אחסבי ’ă·ḥas·bay ’ăḥasbay achasBai