Yabin means “Jabin” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's G2985 — lampas (“lamp”) in the Greek Bible.
Strong's H2985 יָבִין (Yabiyn) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Yabiyn (yaw-bene') n/p. 1. intelligent 2. Jabin, the name of two Canaanitish kings It has 7 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include jabin and jabin's. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
Yabiyn (yaw-bene') n/p. 1. intelligent 2. Jabin, the name of two Canaanitish kings [from H995] KJV: Jabin. Root(s): H995
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Jabin
Usage: A man living before Israel's Monarchy, only mentioned at Jos.11.1 § Jabin = "whom God observes" 1) a king of Hazor who organised a confederacy of the northern princes against Joshua; confederacy routed by the waters of Merom 2) another king of Hazor whose general, Sisera, was defeated by Barak
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7 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard those things, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph,
And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host was Sisera, which dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles.
And I will draw unto thee to the river Kishon Sisera, the captain of Jabin's army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into thine hand.
First 7 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2985.
And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard those things, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph,
And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host was Sisera, which dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles.
And I will draw unto thee to the river Kishon Sisera, the captain of Jabin's army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into thine hand.
Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite: for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.
So God subdued on that day Jabin the king of Canaan before the children of Israel.
And the hand of the children of Israel prospered, and prevailed against Jabin the king of Canaan, until they had destroyed Jabin king of Canaan.
Do unto them as unto the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison:
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Yabin (Strong's H2985) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Jabin". Yabiyn (yaw-bene') n/p. 1. intelligent 2. Jabin, the name of two Canaanitish kings
This page currently indexes 7 linked usages for Strong's H2985 across 3 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2985 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as jabin and jabin's. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.