Abishur — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֲבִישׁוּר

אֲבִישׁוּר

ʼĂbîyshûwr · pronounced ab-ee-shoor' · Strong's H51 · a man

Abishur means father of (the) wall (i.e. perhaps mason).

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

שׁוּר shûwr (and, H7791) — a wall (as going about) open in the lexicon ›

from H1 and H7791; father of (the) wall (i.e. perhaps mason); Abishur, an Israelite.

1Chr 2:28 And the sons of Onam were, Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai; Nadab, and Abishur. (KJV)

2 occurrences in 2 verses — 1 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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