Abdon — the meaning of the Hebrew name עַבְדוֹן

עַבְדוֹן

ʻAbdôwn · pronounced ab-dohn' · Strong's H5658 · a man and a place

Abdon means servitude.

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from H5647; servitude; Abdon, the name of a place in Palestine and of four Israelites.

Josh 21:30 And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs, (KJV)

8 occurrences in 8 verses — Joshua, Judges, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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