H0028

אֲבִידָע

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Abida

A man of the Midianites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.4; son of: Midian (H4080); brother of: Ephah (H5891), Epher (H6081), Hanoch (H2585I) and Eldaah (H0420) § Abida or Abidah = "my father knows" fourth son of Midian and grandson of Abraham by his wife Keturah (after Sarah died)

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

אֲבִידָע proper name, masculine (my father took knowledge) a son of Midian Gen 25:4; 1Chr 1:33. compare Sabean אבידע, HalMA 192, 202, also ידעאב, DHMZMG '83, 399.


2 occurrences

Genesis (1), I Chronicles (1)