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יְרֻבֶּשֶׁת
ye.rub.be.shet
H3380
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Jerubbesheth

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ye.rub.be.shet is used as the proper name in the identification of Abimelech's father.

The attested use is a proper name in 2 Samuel 11:21, where it identifies Abimelech by a father-son relationship.

Senses in use

  1. Proper name in Abimelech's identification · dominant

    In 2 Samuel 11:21, the noun proper form occurs in the question identifying “Abimelech son of Jerubbesheth”; the APB renders the surrounding clause “Who struck down Abimelech son of Jerubbesheth?”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Samuel 11:21, the APB presents the name in “Abimelech son of Jerubbesheth.” It confirms the verse's identification rather than supplying a separate lexical rendering.

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