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I-chabod — the meaning of the Hebrew name אִי־כָבוֹד

אִי־כָבוֹד

ʼÎy-kâbôwd · pronounced ee-kaw-bode' · Strong's H350 · a man

I-chabod means (there is) no glory, i.e. inglorious.

Built from

אִי ʼîy (from, H336) — not open in the lexicon ›

כָּבוֹד kâbôwd (and, H3519) — properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H336 and H3519; (there is) no glory, i.e. inglorious; Ikabod, a son of Phineas.

First appearance

1Sam 4:21 And she named the child I–chabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband. (KJV)

Every verse that names I-chabod

2 occurrences in 2 verses — 1 Samuel

1Sam 4:211Sam 14:3

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