בֶּן־אֲבִינָדָב
𐤁𐤍־𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤍𐤃𐤁
Ben-ʼĂbîynâdâb
H1125 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
A personal name meaning 'son of Abinadab.' Refers to an individual identified as the son or descendant of a man named Abinadab. The name is a compound construct form, expressing relationship or descent from an ancestor named Abinadab. In biblical usage, it is a patronymic designation rather than a standalone personal name.
Semantic Range
descendant or son of Abinadab; designation of familial or clan identity; identifier in genealogical or narrative sequences; sometimes used as a title reflecting lineage or inheritance rights
Root / Etymology
An inseparable construct form of בֵּן (ben, 'son [of]') and אֲבִינָדָב (Abinadab, 'my father is noble' or 'the father is generous'). The prefix בֶּן־ designates sonship or descent, attached to the proper name Abinadab. Root of 'ben' is בּ-נ, meaning 'son,' while Abinadab derives from אב ('father') + נדב ('to be generous, noble'). Thus, the name denotes 'son of Abinadab.'
Historical & Contextual Notes
'Ben-Abinadab' is not an independent given name but a patronymic, identifying a man by relation to his father. This naming style was typical in Israelite and surrounding West Semitic cultures, especially when more than one individual shared the same given name, or to indicate status and lineage. The use of 'ben' + proper name is ubiquitous in genealogical and narrative contexts. In English translations, such names are sometimes rendered with or without the hyphen; the older usage 'Ben-' as part of a compound proper noun maintains the Hebrew structure. The term is contextually and chronologically specific to settings where genealogical identification was significant, such as tribal listings or historical narratives. Later translations sometimes obscure such patronymics by treating them as stand-alone first names or surnames, which is not accurate to ancient Israelite practice.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from בֵּן and אֲבִימֶלֶךְ; (the) son of Abinadab; Ben-Abinadab, an Israelite; the son of Abinadab.
Bantu Hebrew
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אב; נדב (ʾ-b; n-d-b) — father; generosity, willingness, nobility
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H41 | אֲבִינָדָב | My Father is Noble |
Word Forms
2 distinct forms
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H1125-02 |
בֶּן | ben | HNcmsc |
son of | son | 1 |
H1125-01 |
אֲבִֽינָדָ֖ב | avinadav | HNp |
Abinadab | My Father Is Noble | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H1125-02 |
1 Kings 4:11 | בֶּן | ben | HNcmsc |
son of | son |
H1125-01 |
1 Kings 4:11 | אֲבִֽינָדָ֖ב | avinadav | HNp |
Abinadab | My Father Is Noble |