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

after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time)

1. as an adverb

   1. behind (of place)

   2. afterwards (of time)

2. as a preposition

   1. behind, after (of place)

   2. after (of time)

   3. besides

3. as a conjunction

   1. after that

4. as a substantive

   1. hinder part

5. with other prepositions

   1. from behind

   2. from following after

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

son, grandson, child, member of a group

1. son, male child

2. grandson

3. children (pl. - male and female)

4. youth, young men (pl.)

5. young (of animals)

6. sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels]

7. people (of a nation) (pl.)

8. of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.)

9. a member of a guild, order, class

to cling, stick, stay close, cleave, keep close, stick to, stick with, follow closely, join to, overtake, catch

1. (Qal)

   1. to cling, cleave to

   2. to stay with

2. (Pual) to be joined together

3. (Hiphil)

   1. to cause to cleave to

   2. to pursue closely

   3. to overtake

4. (Hophal) to be made to cleave

Jonathan or Jehonathan = "Jehovah has given"

1. a son of king Saul and a friend of David

2. a son of the high priest Abiathar and the last descendant of Eli of whom we hear

3. one of David's mighty warriors

4. a Levite and father of Zechariah, a priest who blew the trumpet at the dedication of the wall

5. a son of Kareah and a brother of Johanan; a Judaite captain after the fall of Jerusalem

6. another Judaite

7. father of Ebed in the time of Ezra

8. son of Asahel in the time of Ezra

9. a priest of the family of Melicu in the time of Nehemiah

10. son of Joiada and his successor to the high priesthood in the time of Nehemiah

Malchishua = "my king is wealth"

1. a son of king Saul of Israel

to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill

1. (Niphal) to be stricken or smitten

2. (Pual) to be stricken or smitten

3. (Hiphil)

   1. to smite, strike, beat, scourge, clap, applaud, give a thrust

   2. to smite, kill, slay (man or beast)

   3. to smite, attack, attack and destroy, conquer, subjugate, ravage

   4. to smite, chastise, send judgment upon, punish, destroy

4. (Hophal) to be smitten

   1. to receive a blow

   2. to be wounded

   3. to be beaten

   4. to be (fatally) smitten, be killed, be slain

   5. to be attacked and captured

   6. to be smitten (with disease)

   7. to be blighted (of plants)

Philistine = "immigrants"

1. an inhabitant of Philistia; descendants of Mizraim who immigrated from Caphtor (Crete?) to the western seacoast of Canaan

Saul or Shaul = "desired"

1. a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the 1st king of Israel

2. an early king of Edom and a successor of Samlah

3. a son of Simeon

4. a Levite, son of Uzziah