H2995 H2995
Yavneel or Jabneel, name of two different towns in Israel
This place name designates two distinct locations in Israel's tribal territories. One Jabneel lay in Judah's western border (Joshua 15:11), later called Jabneh (2 Chronicles 26:6) and known in Greek as Iamnia, surviving as modern Yebna. A second Jabneel appears in Naphtali's northern territory (Joshua 19:33). The name means "God causes to build" or "El builds," sharing the theophoric element El with personal names like Benaiah. The Judahite location gained prominence in later Jewish history as a rabbinic center after Jerusalem's destruction.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The two occurrences identify geographically distinct towns sharing the same theophoric name. Joshua 15:11 places one Jabneel on Judah's northwestern boundary, the same site as 2 Chronicles 26:6's Jabneh and Hellenistic Iamnia (modern Yebna), which became significant in Second Temple and rabbinic periods. Joshua 19:33 locates another Jabneel in Naphtali's northern territory, a completely separate site. The name's meaning ("God builds" or "El causes to build") reflects common theophoric naming patterns. Greek manuscripts show variation (Iabnēl, Iōrēe) in transliterating Semitic names. 2×
AR["وَ-يَبْنَئِيلَ", "يَبْنِئيلَ"]·ben["এবং-যব্নেল", "যব্নেল"]·DE["Yavneel", "und-Yavneel"]·EN["Yavneel", "and-Yavneel"]·FR["Yavneel", "et-Yavneel"]·heb["ו-יבנאל", "יבנאל"]·HI["और-यब्नेल", "यब्नेल"]·ID["Yabneel", "dan-Yabneel"]·IT["Yavneel", "e-Yavneel"]·jav["Yabnèèl", "lan-Yabnèèl"]·KO["그리고-야브네엘", "야브네엘로"]·PT["Yavneel", "e-Yavneel"]·RU["в-Йавнеэль", "и-Йавнеэль"]·ES["Jabneel", "y-Jabneel"]·SW["Yabneli", "na-Yabneeli"]·TR["Yavneele", "ve-Yavneel"]·urd["اور-یبنایل", "یبنایل"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† יַבְנְאֵל n.pr.loc. (E†l causeth to build, cf. בניהו, יַבְנֶה)— 1. town in Judah Jos 15:11 (𝔊L Ἰαβνηλ) = יַבְנֶה (q.v.) 2 Ch 26:6; = Gk. Iamnia, mod. Yebna BdPal. 161. 2. town in Naphtali Jos 19:33.