H5660: עַבְדִּי
ʻAbdîy · pronounced ab-dee' · “Abdi”
Definition
Abdi, the name of two Israelites
KJV translates it as: Abdi.
Word origin: from H5647 (עָבַד); serviceable;
Extended definition
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.6.44;
son of: Malluch (H4409);
father of: Kishi (H7029)
§ Abdi = "servant of Jehovah"
1) a Merarite Levite and ancestor of Ethan the singer
2) a Merarite Levite, father of Kish, in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah
3) one of the family of Elam who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
son of: Malluch (H4409);
father of: Kishi (H7029)
§ Abdi = "servant of Jehovah"
1) a Merarite Levite and ancestor of Ethan the singer
2) a Merarite Levite, father of Kish, in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah
3) one of the family of Elam who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H5660 is translated
- abdi ×3
Bible verses with H5660 (ʻAbdîy)
ʻabdîy appears in 3 verses.
- 1 Chronicles 6:44
And their brethren the sons of Merari stood on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,
- 2 Chronicles 29:12
Then the Levites arose, Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites: and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehalelel: and of the Gershonites; Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah:
- Ezra 10:26
And of the sons of Elam; Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah.