H5658Hebrewʿaḇdôn
עַבְדוֹן
Abdon. Compare H5683 (עֶבְרֹן).
8
Total Occurrences
4
Books
8
Old Testament
0
New Testament
Detailed Definition
- 1(n pr m) a judge of israel in the time of the judges; perhaps the same as 'bedan'
- 2a benjamite, son of shashak
- 3a gibeonite, son of jehiel and a grandson of gideon
- 4son of micah in the time of king josiah of judah; also 'achbor'
- 5(n pr loc) a city in asher allotted to the gershonite levites; located 10 miles (16 km) north of accho; modern 'abdeh'
Etymology & Derivation
from H5647 (עָבַד); servitude;
Scholarly Notes
Transliteration: ʻAbdôwn; Pronunciation: ab-dohn'