HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3258
יַעְבֵּץ
ya.bets — Jabez
§ Jabez = "sorrow" a town in Judah apparently near Bethlehem
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Jabez
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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 · H6976
קוֹץ
qots — Koz
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.8; son of: Ashhur (H0806) and Helah (H2458); brother of: Haahashtari (H0326), Zereth (H6889), Izhar (H3328) and Ethnan (H0869); half-brother of: Ahuzzam (H0275), Hepher (H2660) and Temeni (H8488); father of: Anub (H6036), Zobebah (H6637), Harum (H2037) and Jabez (H3258H)(?) § Koz = "thorn" 1) a descendant of Judah 2) a priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7756
שׂוּכָתִים
su.kha.ti — Sucathites
§ Suchathites = "bush-men" a family of scribes at Jabez and descendants of Judah through Caleb
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8654
תִּרְעָתִים
tir.a.ti — Tirathite
§ Tirathites = "men of the gate" one of the 3 families of Kenite scribes living at Jabez
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Affiction. (1.) A descendant of Judah, of whom it is recorded that “God granted him that which he requested” (1 Chr. 4:9, 10). (2.) A place inhabited by several families of the scribes (1 Chr. 2:55).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.