Strong's H74 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: אַבְנֵר (ʼAbnêr)

Pronunciation: ab-nare'

POS: ab-nare' Morph: n-pr-m

Exegesis: or (fully)  ; from and ; father of light (i.e. enlightening);

Definition: or (fully) אֲבִינֵר ; from אָב and נִיר; father of light (i.e. enlightening); Abner, an Israelite; Abner.

KJV Usage: Abner.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Abner = "my father is a lamp"
• 2. 1) Saul's cousin and army captain, treacherously slain by Joab

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