Abez — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֶבֶץ

אֶבֶץ

ʼEbets · pronounced eh'-bets · Strong's H77 · a place

Abez means conspicuous.

Strong's definition

from an unused root probably meaning to gleam; conspicuous; Ebets, a place in Palestine.

Josh 19:20 And Rabbith, and Kishion, and Abez, (KJV)

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Joshua

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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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