BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4344
makh.ban.nay — Machbannai
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.12.13 § Machbanai = "bond of the Lord" a Gadite and one of David's mighty warriors who joined him at Ziklag
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →Clad with a mantle, or bond of the Lord, one of the Gadite heroes who joined David in the wilderness (1 Chr. 12:13).
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
