Abiel — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֲבִיאֵל

אֲבִיאֵל

ʼĂbîyʼêl · pronounced ab-ee-ale' · Strong's H22 · a man

Abiel means father (i.e. possessor) of God.

Built from

אָב ʼâb (from, H1) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application open in the lexicon ›

אֵל ʼêl (and, H410) — strength open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H1 and H410; father (i.e. possessor) of God; Abiel, the name of two Israelites.

First appearance

1Sam 9:1 Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power. (KJV)

Every verse that names Abiel

3 occurrences in 3 verses — 1 Samuel, 1 Chronicles

1Sam 9:11Sam 14:511Chr 11:32

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