51. Abishur
Strong's Lexicon
Abishur: Abishur

Original Word: אֲבִישׁוּר
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Abishur
Pronunciation: ah-vee-SHOOR
Phonetic Spelling: (ab-ee-shoor')
Definition: Abishur
Meaning: Abishur

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew words אָב (av, meaning "father") and שׁוּר (shur, meaning "wall" or "bull").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Abishur in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a Hebrew proper name specific to the Old Testament genealogies.

Usage: The name Abishur means "father of the wall" or "father of the bull." It is used as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible, signifying strength and protection, akin to a wall or a bull.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, names often carried significant meanings and were sometimes indicative of the character or destiny of the individual. The name Abishur reflects a common practice of combining elements that convey strength and protection, which were highly valued traits in a patriarchal society. The use of "father" in names often denotes a position of authority or origin.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from ab and shur
Definition
"my father is a wall," an Isr.
NASB Translation
Abishur (1), Abishur's (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
אֲבִישׁוּר proper name, masculine (my father is a wall, Sabean אבשור HalMA 148, compare Assyrian Abudûru DlPr 202) son of Shammai 1 Chronicles 2:28,29.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Abishur

From 'ab and shuwr; father of (the) wall (i.e. Perhaps mason); Abishur, an Israelite -- Abishur.

see HEBREW 'ab

see HEBREW shuwr

Forms and Transliterations
אֲבִישׁ֖וּר אבישור וַאֲבִישֽׁוּר׃ ואבישור׃ ’ă·ḇî·šūr ’ăḇîšūr aviShur vaaviShur wa’ăḇîšūr wa·’ă·ḇî·šūr
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Englishman's Concordance
1 Chronicles 2:28
HEB: שַׁמַּ֔י נָדָ֖ב וַאֲבִישֽׁוּר׃
NAS: of Shammai [were] Nadab and Abishur.
KJV: of Shammai; Nadab, and Abishur.
INT: of Shammai Nadab and Abishur

1 Chronicles 2:29
HEB: וְשֵׁ֛ם אֵ֥שֶׁת אֲבִישׁ֖וּר אֲבִיהָ֑יִל וַתֵּ֣לֶד
NAS: The name of Abishur's wife
KJV: of the wife of Abishur [was] Abihail,
INT: the name wife of Abishur's Abihail bore

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 51
2 Occurrences


’ă·ḇî·šūr — 1 Occ.
wa·’ă·ḇî·šūr — 1 Occ.
















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