Abinadab = "my father is noble" or "my father is willing"

1. a man of Gibeah who sheltered the ark

2. second son of Jesse, David's older brother

3. a son of Saul, slain with him by the Philistines

Eliab = "my God is father" or "God is father"

1. son of Helon, leader of Zebulun in the wilderness

2. a Reubenite chief, father of Dathan and Abiram

3. David's oldest brother

4. a Levite musician

5. a Gadite warrior for David

6. a Kohathite

sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

firstborn, firstling

1. of men and women

2. of animals

3. noun of relation (fig.)

to bear, bring forth, beget, gender, travail

1. (Qal)

   1. to bear, bring forth

      1. of child birth

      2. of distress (simile)

      3. of wicked (behaviour)

   2. to beget

2. (Niphal) to be born

3. (Piel)

   1. to cause or help to bring forth

   2. to assist or tend as a midwife

   3. midwife (participle)

4. (Pual) to be born

5. (Hiphil)

   1. to beget (a child)

   2. to bear (fig. - of wicked bringing forth iniquity)

6. (Hophal) day of birth, birthday (infinitive)

7. (Hithpael) to declare one's birth (pedigree)

Jesse = "I possess"

1. grandson of Boaz and the father of king David

third, one third, third part, third time

1. ordinal number

Shimea = "fame"

1. son of David by Bathsheba

2. brother of David, the 3rd son of Jesse

   1. also 'Shammah', 'Shimma', and 'Shimeah'

3. a Gershonite Levite, father of Berachiah, and grandfather of Asaph

4. a Merarite Levite, son of Uzzah, and father of Haggiah

second

1. second (the ordinal number)

2. again (a second time)

3. another, other (something as distinct from something else)