יַעְבֵּץ

ya.betsJabez

hebrewOld TestamentName of a place4 occurrences1 book3 verses

This name belongs to 2 different people and places in the Bible:

Jabez: More honorable than his brothers; God granted his prayer
Jabez: A place associated with the families of scribes

Definition

from an unused root probably meaning to grieve; sorrowful; Jabets, the name of an Israelite, and also of a place in Palestine
Traditional renderings: Jabez.

Glossary entries

Jabez (Person) Jabez (Place)

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

4 total

1 Chronicles 2:55יַעְבֵּ֔ץ · at Jabez
…and the clans of the scribes who lived at Jabez—the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.
1 Chronicles 4:9 (2×)יַעְבֵּ֔ץ · Now Jabez; יַעְבֵּץ֙ · Jabez
Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.”
1 Chronicles 4:10יַ֠עְבֵּץ · And Jabez
And Jabez called out to the God of Israel, “If only You would bless me and enlarge my territory! May Your hand be with me and keep me from harm, so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted the request of Jabez.