ἸΑΒΕΙΣ, ἰαβεις
IABEIS, iabeis
Sounds Like: yah-BEIS
Translations: Jabesh
From the root: ΙΑΒΕΙΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This is a proper noun referring to a city in Gilead, often called Jabesh-Gilead. It is known from the Old Testament as a city that Saul rescued from the Ammonites, and whose inhabitants later showed loyalty to Saul's family. It is used to refer to the city itself.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G2425 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Joshua — 11:1
- Judges — 21:8, 21:9, 21:10, 21:12, 21:14
- 1 Samuel — 11:1, 11:3, 11:5, 11:9, 11:10, 12:9, 31:11, 31:12, 31:13
- 2 Samuel — 2:4, 2:5, 21:12
- 2 Kings — 15:10, 15:13, 15:14
- 1 Chronicles — 10:12
From the same root
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