BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
How to read this: there is rarely one magic “true meaning” hidden behind an English word. A lexicon records a word’s semantic range. The intended meaning is narrowed by grammar, sentence, author, historical usage and context.
HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H45
a.vi-al.von — Abi-albon
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.23.31 Also named: a.vi.el (אֲבִיאֵל "Abiel" H0022H) § Abialbon = "El (God) is my father" one of David's mighty men (hero)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →Father of strength; i.e., “valiant”, one of David’s body-guard of thirty mighty men (2 Sam. 23:31); called also Abiel (1 Chr. 11:32).
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
