אֲבִישׁוּעַ
Transliteration
'ăḇîšûaʿ
Pronunciation
ab-ee-shoo'-ah
Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From אָב (H1) and שׁוֹעַ (H7771)
Variant Spellings

The following spelling is supported by Strongs and Gesenius: אבישוע.

Strong’s Definitions

אֲבִישׁוּעַ ʼĂbîyshûwaʻ, ab-ee-shoo'-ah; from H1 and H7771; father of plenty (i.e. prosperous); Abishua, the name of two Israelites:—Abishua.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's H50 in the following manner: Abishua (5x).

  1. Abishua = "my father is rescue (safety), or is opulence"

    1. son of Phinehas, grandson of Aaron

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֲבִישׁוּעַ ʼĂbîyshûwaʻ, ab-ee-shoo'-ah; from H1 and H7771; father of plenty (i.e. prosperous); Abishua, the name of two Israelites:—Abishua.

STRONGS H50: Abbreviations
אֲבִישׁוּעַ proper name, masculine (my father is rescue, or is opulence (compare שׁוֺעַ rich Job 34:19; also שׁוּעַ Job 36:19 ? but see H7769 שׁוע); LagBN 75 thinks from אֲבֶן (= בֶּן) + שׁוע compare Ἀβεσσουε 1 Chronicles 8:4)
2. a Benjamite, son of Bela 1 Chronicles 8:4.

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