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Abishur (personal name: 'my father is a wall')
A descendant of Judah through Jerahmeel, mentioned in the genealogies of 1 Chronicles 2:28-29. The name means 'my father is a wall,' suggesting strength, protection, and security. Sabaean inscriptions preserve the same name (אבשור), and Assyrian records include similar formations, confirming this was an established name in the ancient Near East. Abishur married Abihail and fathered Ahban and Molid.
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Senses
1. sense 1 — Appearing only in Jerahmeelite genealogy, Abishur's name invokes the protective imagery of a wall—a father who provides security and defense. Ancient Near Eastern parallels (Sabaean אבשור, Assyrian Abudûru) demonstrate this name transcended Israelite borders. The metaphor of a wall for fatherhood or deity appears elsewhere in Scripture (God as fortress, strong tower). Chronicles preserves this name to trace the Judahite clans that settled in the Negev and Transjordan regions. 2×
DISCOURSE_NAMES › Names of Persons and Places › Proper Names (Personal)
AR["أَبيشور", "وَ-أَبيشور"]·ben["অবীশূরের", "ও-অবীশূর"]·DE["[אבישור]", "[ואבישור]"]·EN["Avishur", "and-Avishur"]·FR["[אבישור]", "[ואבישור]"]·heb["אבישור", "ו-אבישור"]·HI["अबीशूर", "और-अबीशूर"]·ID["Abisur", "dan-Abisur"]·IT["[אבישור]", "[ואבישור]"]·jav["Abisur", "lan-Abisur"]·KO["그-와-아비수르", "아비수르"]·PT["Avishur", "e-Avishur"]·RU["Авишура", "и-Авишур"]·ES["Abisur", "y-Abisur"]·SW["Abishuri", "na-Abishuri"]·TR["Avişur'un", "ve-Avişur"]·urd["ابیشور", "و-ابیشور"]
1 Chr 2:28, 1 Chr 2:29
Related Senses
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BDB / Lexicon Reference
† אֲבִישׁוּר n.pr.m. (my father is a wall, Sab. אבשור HalMA 148, cf. Assyrian Abudûru DlPr 202) son of Shammai 1 Ch 2:28, 29.