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Abishai

The son of Zeruiah, David’s sister, who was one of the most valiant men of his time, and one of the principal generals in David’s armies. Abishai is rendered in the installed Bible Names resource as “the present of my father.” This unified study connects 8 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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Historical Reference: Nave’s Topical Bible — Public domain
Historical Reference: Hitchcock’s Bible Names Dictionary (1869)
Historical Reference: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Historical Reference: A Biblical and Theological Dictionary
Historical Reference: concordance
Historical Reference: Installed reference work

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Subject type: Subject
Strong’s: H0052
Hebrew: אֲבִישַׁי · ʼĂbîyshay
Name meaning: the present of my father According to Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Strong’s and original-language information

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

אֲבִישַׁי

H0052

Transliteration: ʼĂbîyshay
Pronunciation: ab-ee-shah'ee
Language: Hebrew
Indexed occurrences: 25

Glosses

Abishai.

Lexicon definition

Abishai, an Israelite

Greek lexical coverage

No safely matched Greek Strong’s entry

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Complete dictionary entries

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Abishai

the present of my father

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A Biblical and Theological Dictionary

ABISHAI

the son of Zeruiah, David’s sister, who was one of the most valiant men of his time, and one of the principal generals in David’s armies.

Source: A Biblical and Theological Dictionary · View data sources

Concordance

Strong's Concordance

Abishai

Indexed occurrences: 25

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All Scripture references24 references

Topical Bible

Nave's Topical Bible

ABISHAI

Entry:

Nave’s Topical Bible references for ABISHAI.

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Bible Names

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Abishai

Meaning:

the present of my father

Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary · View data sources

Sources

Historical Reference: Nave’s Topical Bible — Public domain
Historical Reference: Hitchcock’s Bible Names Dictionary (1869)
Historical Reference: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Historical Reference: A Biblical and Theological Dictionary
Historical Reference: concordance
Historical Reference: Installed reference work

Ancient Context6 items

Josephus Antiquities Whiston

How David, When He Had Twice The Opportunity Of Killing Saul Did Not Kill Him. Also Concerning The Death Of Samuel And Nabal.

Antiquities Book 6, Chapter 13

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

How David Reigned Over One Tribe At Hebron While The Son Of Saul Reigned Over The Rest Of The Multitude; And How, In The Civil War Which Then Arose Asahel And Abner Were Slain.

Antiquities Book 7, Chapter 1

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

How David Brought Under The Philistines, And The Moabites, And The Kings Of Sophene And Of Damascus, And Of The Syrians As Also The Idumeans, In War; And How He Made A League With The King Of Hamath; And Was Mindful Of The Friendship That Jonathan, The Son Of Saul, Had Borne Him.

Antiquities Book 7, Chapter 5

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

How The War Was Waged Against The Ammonites And Happily Concluded.

Antiquities Book 7, Chapter 6

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

How David, When He Had Recovered His Kingdom, Was Reconciled To Shimei, And To Ziba; And Showed A Great Affection To Barzillai; And How, Upon The Rise Of A Sedition, He Made Amasa Captain Of His Host, In Order To Pursue Seba; Which Amasa Was Slain By Joab.

Antiquities Book 7, Chapter 11

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

How The Hebrews Were Delivered From A Famine When The Gibeonites Had Caused Punishment To Be Inflicted For Those Of Them That Had Been Slain: As Also, What Great Actions Were Performed Against The Philistines By David, And The Men Of Valor About Him.

Antiquities Book 7, Chapter 12

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ABISHAI

Nave’s Topical Bible references for ABISHAI.

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Dictionary

Abishai

the present of my father

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Strong’s and original-language information

אֲבִישַׁי

Glosses

Lexicon definition

No safely matched Greek Strong’s entry

Complete dictionary entries

Abishai

ABISHAI

Concordance

Abishai

1 Samuel 4

2 Samuel 15

1 Chronicles 5

Topical Bible

ABISHAI

Bible Names

Abishai

Sources

How David, When He Had Twice The Opportunity Of Killing Saul Did Not Kill Him. Also Concerning The Death Of Samuel And Nabal.

How David Reigned Over One Tribe At Hebron While The Son Of Saul Reigned Over The Rest Of The Multitude; And How, In The Civil War Which Then Arose Asahel And Abner Were Slain.

How David Brought Under The Philistines, And The Moabites, And The Kings Of Sophene And Of Damascus, And Of The Syrians As Also The Idumeans, In War; And How He Made A League With The King Of Hamath; And Was Mindful Of The Friendship That Jonathan, The Son Of Saul, Had Borne Him.

How The War Was Waged Against The Ammonites And Happily Concluded.

How David, When He Had Recovered His Kingdom, Was Reconciled To Shimei, And To Ziba; And Showed A Great Affection To Barzillai; And How, Upon The Rise Of A Sedition, He Made Amasa Captain Of His Host, In Order To Pursue Seba; Which Amasa Was Slain By Joab.

How The Hebrews Were Delivered From A Famine When The Gibeonites Had Caused Punishment To Be Inflicted For Those Of Them That Had Been Slain: As Also, What Great Actions Were Performed Against The Philistines By David, And The Men Of Valor About Him.

ABISHAI

Abishai

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Strong’s and original-language information

Glosses

Lexicon definition

Complete dictionary entries

Abishai

ABISHAI

Concordance

Abishai

1 Samuel 4

2 Samuel 15

1 Chronicles 5

Topical Bible

ABISHAI

Bible Names

Abishai

Sources

How David, When He Had Twice The Opportunity Of Killing Saul Did Not Kill Him. Also Concerning The Death Of Samuel And Nabal.

How David Reigned Over One Tribe At Hebron While The Son Of Saul Reigned Over The Rest Of The Multitude; And How, In The Civil War Which Then Arose Asahel And Abner Were Slain.

How David Brought Under The Philistines, And The Moabites, And The Kings Of Sophene And Of Damascus, And Of The Syrians As Also The Idumeans, In War; And How He Made A League With The King Of Hamath; And Was Mindful Of The Friendship That Jonathan, The Son Of Saul, Had Borne Him.

How The War Was Waged Against The Ammonites And Happily Concluded.

How David, When He Had Recovered His Kingdom, Was Reconciled To Shimei, And To Ziba; And Showed A Great Affection To Barzillai; And How, Upon The Rise Of A Sedition, He Made Amasa Captain Of His Host, In Order To Pursue Seba; Which Amasa Was Slain By Joab.

How The Hebrews Were Delivered From A Famine When The Gibeonites Had Caused Punishment To Be Inflicted For Those Of Them That Had Been Slain: As Also, What Great Actions Were Performed Against The Philistines By David, And The Men Of Valor About Him.

ABISHAI

Abishai

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