אַבְנֵר

Strong’s Definition

Abner, an Israelite

Etymology & Derivation

or (fully) אֲבִינֵר; from H1 (אָב) and H5216 (נִיר); father of light (i.e. enlightening);

KJV Usage

Abner.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.saul's cousin and army captain, treacherously slain by joab

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʼAbnêr; Pronunciation: ab-nare'