H5658 H5658
Abdon; a proper name borne by an Israelite judge, several individuals, and a Levitical city in Asher.
A proper name with both personal and geographic referents. Most prominently, Abdon son of Hillel the Pirathonite served as judge over Israel for eight years (Judg 12:13, 15), noted for his forty sons and thirty grandsons who rode on seventy donkeys. The name also belongs to a Benjaminite ancestor listed in Saul's genealogy (1 Chr 8:23; 8:30; 9:36) and to a courtier of King Josiah (2 Chr 34:20). Geographically, Abdon was a Levitical city in the territory of Asher (Josh 21:30; 1 Chr 6:74). All translations preserve the name phonetically -- Spanish Abdon, French Abdon, German Abdon -- with remarkable consistency.
Senses
1. Abdon (personal/place name) — The proper name Abdon, identifying multiple individuals and one location: (a) a minor judge from Pirathon who led Israel eight years, known for his large family of seventy donkey-riding descendants (Judg 12:13, 15); (b) a Benjaminite in the genealogy of Saul (1 Chr 8:23; 8:30; 9:36); (c) Abdon son of Micah, sent by King Josiah to inquire of the prophetess Huldah (2 Chr 34:20, parallel to Achbor in 2 Kgs 22:12); and (d) a Levitical city in Asher's territory (Josh 21:30; 1 Chr 6:74). The name is universally transliterated -- Spanish Abdon, French Abdon, German Abdon -- with no semantic translation attempted, as expected for proper nouns. 8×
AR["عَبدون", "عَبدونُ", "عَبْدُون", "عَبْدُونَ", "وَعَبْدُون"]·ben["অব্দোন", "অব্দোনকে", "আবদোন", "আব্দোন", "ও-অব্দোন"]·DE["Abdon", "[ועבדון]", "[עבדון]"]·EN["Abdon", "Avdon", "and-Avdon"]·FR["Abdon", "[ועבדון]", "[עבדון]"]·heb["ו-עבדון", "עבדון"]·HI["अब्दोन", "अब्दोनने", "और-अब्दोन"]·ID["Abdon", "Dan-Abdon"]·IT["Abdon", "e-Abdon"]·jav["Abdon", "lan-Abdon"]·KO["그-와-압돈", "악돈을", "악봤을", "압돈", "압돈이"]·PT["'Avdon", "Avdon", "Avdón", "e-Avdon"]·RU["Авдон", "Авдону", "и-Авдон"]·ES["Abdon", "Abdón", "Y-Abdón"]·SW["Abdoni", "Na-Abdoni", "abdּwon"]·TR["Avdon", "Avdon'a", "Avdon'u", "Ve-Avdon"]·urd["اور-عبدون", "عبدون", "عبدون-نے"]
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
† עַבְדּוֹן n.pr. I. n.pr.m. 1. a judge Ju 12:13, 15, 𝔊 Αβδων, A 𝔊L Λαβδω(μ); (Ew cp. בְּדָן 1 S 12:11, but read בָּרָק, v. בְּדָן supr.). 2. a Benjamite 1 Ch 8:23, 𝔊 Αβαδων, A 𝔊L Αβδων. 3. son of Jehiel a Gibeonite 1 Ch 8:30; 9:36; 𝔊 Αβαλων, Σαβαδων, A Αβδων, Σαβδων, 𝔊L Αβδων. 4. son of Micah 2 Ch 34:20, 𝔊 Αβδοδομ, A 𝔊L Αβδων (= עַכְבּוֹר 2 K 22:12). II. n.pr.loc. Levitical city in Asher…