Amminadab — Bible Dictionary & Word Study

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5992

עַמִּינָדָב

am.mi.na.dav — Amminadab

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.6.23; son of: Ram (H7410); father of: Elisheba (H0472) and Nahshon (H5177) Also named: Aminadab (Ἀμιναδάβ "Amminadab" G0284) § Amminadab = "my kinsman is noble" 1) son of Ram or Aram and father of Nahshon or Naasson and an ancestor of Jesus; father-in-law of Aaron 2) a Kohathite Levite and chief of the sons of Uzziel 3) a Levite, son of Kohath; also 'Izhar'

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GREEK · G284

Ἀμιναδάβ

Aminadab — Amminadab

Ἀμιναδάβ, ὁ indecl. (Heb עַמִּינָדָב), Amminadab: Mat.1:4, Luk.3:33 (WH om.).† (AS)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5177

נַחְשׁוֹן

nach.shon — Nahshon

A man of the tribe of Judah living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Exo.6.23; son of: Amminadab (H5992); brother of: Elisheba (H0472); father of: Salmon (H8007) Also named: Naassōn (Ναασσών "Nahshon" G3476) § Nahshon = "enchanter" son of Amminadab and prince of the Judah at the first numbering in the wilderness; 5th in descent from Judah in the genealogy of Christ

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7410

רָם

ram — Ram

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.4.19; son of: Hezron (H2696H); brother of: Jerahmeel (H3396), Caleb (H3612H), Segub (H7687H) and Ashhur (H0806); father of: Amminadab (H5992); also called Admin (KJV: Aram) at Luk.3.33; § Ram = "high" or "exalted" 1) a Judaite, son of Hezron, father of Amminadab, and ancestor of David 2) a Judaite, son of Jerahmeel 3) a kindred of Elihu, the friend of Job

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GREEK · G6095

Ἀρνὶ

Arni — Arni

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.4.19; son of: Hezron (H2696H); brother of: Jerahmeel (H3396), Caleb (H3612H), Segub (H7687H) and Ashhur (H0806); father of: Amminadab (H5992); also called Admin (KJV: Aram) at Luk.3.33; § Arni (Proper name)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H472

אֱלִישֶׁ֫בַע

e.li.she.va — Elisheba

A woman of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Exo.6.23; daughter of: Amminadab (H5992); sister of: Nahshon (H5177); married to Aaron (H0175); mother of: Nadab (H5070), Abihu (H0030), Eleazar (H0499) and Ithamar (H0385) § Elisheba = "my God has sworn" or "God is an oath" Aaron's wife

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Historical dictionary entry

Kindred of the prince. (1.) The father of Nahshon, who was chief of the tribe of Judah (Num. 1:7; 2:3; 7:12, 17; 10:14). His daughter Elisheba was married to Aaron (Ex. 6:23). (2.) A son of Kohath, the second son of Levi (1 Chr. 6:22), called also Izhar (2, 18). (3.) Chief of the 112 descendants of Uzziel the Levite (1 Chr. 15:10, 11).

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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