2995. Yabneel
Strong's Lexicon
Yabneel: Yabneel

Original Word: יַבְנְאֵל
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Yabn'el
Pronunciation: yahb-neh-ale'
Phonetic Spelling: (yab-neh-ale')
Definition: Yabneel
Meaning: Jabneel

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root בנה (banah), meaning "to build," combined with אל (El), meaning "God."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Yabneel in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to Hebrew geography.

Usage: Yabneel means "God causes to build" or "God builds." It is used in the Bible as the name of a city.

Cultural and Historical Background: Yabneel is mentioned as a city located in the territory of the tribe of Judah, near the border with the Philistines. It is also identified as a city in the territory of Naphtali. The name reflects the ancient Israelite belief in God's active role in establishing and building their communities. The city of Yabneel is historically significant as it represents the expansion and settlement of the Israelites in the Promised Land.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from banah and el
Definition
"El causes to build," two cities in Isr.
NASB Translation
Jabneel (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
יַבְנְאֵל proper name, of a location (El causeth to build; compareבניהו, יַבְנֶה) —

1 town in Judah Joshua 15:11; (ᵐ5L Ἰαβνηλ) = יַבְנֶה (q. v.) 2Chronicles 26:6; = Greek Iamnia, modern YebnaBdPal 161.

2 town in Naphtali Joshua 19:33.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Jabneel

From banah and 'el: built of God; Jabneel, the name of two places in Palestine -- Jabneel.

see HEBREW banah

see HEBREW 'el

Forms and Transliterations
וְיַבְנְאֵ֖ל ויבנאל יַבְנְאֵ֑ל יבנאל veyavneEl wə·yaḇ·nə·’êl wəyaḇnə’êl yaḇ·nə·’êl yaḇnə’êl yavneEl
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Englishman's Concordance
Joshua 15:11
HEB: הַֽבַּעֲלָ֖ה וְיָצָ֣א יַבְנְאֵ֑ל וְהָי֛וּ תֹּצְא֥וֹת
NAS: and proceeded to Jabneel, and the border
KJV: and went out unto Jabneel; and the goings out
INT: Baalah and proceeded to Jabneel and the goings out

Joshua 19:33
HEB: וַאֲדָמִ֥י הַנֶּ֛קֶב וְיַבְנְאֵ֖ל עַד־ לַקּ֑וּם
NAS: and Adami-nekeb and Jabneel, as far
KJV: Nekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakum;
INT: and Adami-nekeb Nekeb and Jabneel far Lakkum

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2995
2 Occurrences


wə·yaḇ·nə·’êl — 1 Occ.
yaḇ·nə·’êl — 1 Occ.















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