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אֲחַסְבַּי

𐤀𐤇𐤎𐤁𐤉

Achasebay

H308 noun

SILEX Entry

Root uncertain uncertain; as a personal name, no root meaning established

Definition

A personal name likely referring to an Israelite individual, attested in the context of genealogical records. The precise meaning of the name is uncertain due to unclear etymology. Used as a proper noun and not found with a common noun or verbal sense.

Semantic Range

proper name of an Israelite (father of Eliphelet); not used as a common noun or verb

Root / Etymology

Root uncertain. The name has the consonantal form אחסבי. No clear Hebrew root is attached; proposals have been made linking it either to an unknown root or as possibly a compound borrowing or formation, but these remain unsubstantiated. Thus, etymology uncertain.

Historical & Contextual Notes

אֲחַסְבַּי (ʼĂchasbai/Ahasbai) appears in 2 Samuel 23:34, listed as the father of Eliphelet, one of David’s mighty men. The name occurs only here and is not associated with any title or office. There is no evidence about regional or chronological variations in use, nor any apparent religious significance in the text. It is a rare, possibly unique name in the Hebrew Bible. English translations simply transliterate the name (Ahasbai), but this should be recognized as a direct rendering of the Hebrew rather than an interpretive translation. Comparison to related Israelite personal names (with initial אֲ-) suggests a theophoric or compound origin, but the second element remains unexplained. His identification as an Israelite is inferred solely from context, not explicit ethnicity or geography.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

of uncertain derivation; Achasbai, an Israelite; Ahasbai.

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Root Family

uncertain (uncertain) — uncertain; personal name with no established lexical meaning

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1085 בִּלְדַּד Bildad
H1095 בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר Belteshatsar
H1114 בִּלְשָׁן Bilshan
H1150 בִּנְעָא Bin'a
H116 אֱדַיִן and then

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H308-01 אֲחַסְבַּ֖י achasebay HNp Ahasbai Ahasbai 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H308-01 2 Samuel 23:34 אֲחַסְבַּ֖י achasebay HNp Ahasbai Ahasbai
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