ἈΣΑΒΑΛ, ἀσαβαλ
ASABAL, asabal
Sounds Like: ah-sah-BAL
Translations: Ish-bosheth, Eshbaal
From the root: ἈΣΑΒΑΛ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This is a proper noun, referring to a specific person. It is a transliteration of the Hebrew name Eshbaal, which means 'man of Baal' or 'Baal exists'. In some biblical texts, this name was later changed to Ish-bosheth, meaning 'man of shame', likely to avoid associating with the pagan deity Baal. It refers to one of the sons of King Saul.
Inflection: Singular, Masculine, Nominative
Strong’s number: G207 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 1 Chronicles — 8:33
From the same root
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