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Strong's H52 אֲבִישַׁי (abishay)

Abishay means “Abishai” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G52 — agnoia (“ignorance”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H52
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 24
Books 3

Strong's H52 Quick Answer

Strong's H52 אֲבִישַׁי אַבשַׁי (Abiyshay) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Abiyshay (ab-ee-shah'ee) (or (shorter) Abshay {ab-shah'ee}) n/p. 1. father of a gift (i.e. probably generous) 2. Abishai, an Israelite It has 24 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include abishai. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Abiyshay (ab-ee-shah'ee) (or (shorter) Abshay {ab-shah'ee}) n/p. 1. father of a gift (i.e. probably generous) 2. Abishai, an Israelite
Usage
24 linked usages
Books
3 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
abishai

Meaning and Definition

Abiyshay (ab-ee-shah'ee) (or (shorter) Abshay {ab-shah'ee}) n/p. 1. father of a gift (i.e. probably generous) 2. Abishai, an Israelite [from H1 and H7862] KJV: Abishai. Root(s): H1, H7862

Original Word
אֲבִישַׁי אַבשַׁי
Transliteration
Abiyshay
Derivation
First root strongs: 1 Second root strongs: 7862
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H52. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Abishai

Usage: A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.26.6 and Zeruiah (H6870); brother of: Joab (H3097) and Asahel (H6214) § Abishai = "my father is Jesse" or "my father is a gift" grandson of Jesse, nephew of David via his sister Zeruiah, brother of Joab

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How Strong's H52 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Abiyshay, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Abishai 1 Samuel 26:6 24×

How Strong's H52 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 24 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H52 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H52 in the Old Testament

24 indexed usages in Old Testament.

1 Samuel 26:6 KJV

Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with thee.

1 Samuel 26:7 KJV

So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay round about him.

1 Samuel 26:8 KJV

Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time.

Usage Excerpts

First 24 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H52.

1 Samuel 26:6 Old Testament, KJV
Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with thee.
1 Samuel 26:7 Old Testament, KJV
So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay round about him.
1 Samuel 26:8 Old Testament, KJV
Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time.
1 Samuel 26:9 Old Testament, KJV
And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD's anointed, and be guiltless?
2 Samuel 2:18 Old Testament, KJV
And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.
2 Samuel 2:24 Old Testament, KJV
Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
2 Samuel 3:30 Old Testament, KJV
So Joab, and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.
2 Samuel 10:10 Old Testament, KJV
And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abishai his brother, that he might put them in array against the children of Ammon.
2 Samuel 10:14 Old Testament, KJV
And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then fled they also before Abishai, and entered into the city. So Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.
2 Samuel 16:9 Old Testament, KJV
Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.
2 Samuel 16:11 Old Testament, KJV
And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now may this Benjamite do it? let him alone, and let him curse; for the LORD hath bidden him.
2 Samuel 18:2 Old Testament, KJV
And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.
2 Samuel 18:5 Old Testament, KJV
And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.
2 Samuel 18:12 Old Testament, KJV
And the man said unto Joab, Though I should receive a thousand shekels of silver in mine hand, yet would I not put forth mine hand against the king's son: for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Beware that none touch the young man Absalom.
2 Samuel 19:21 Old Testament, KJV
But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD's anointed?
2 Samuel 20:6 Old Testament, KJV
And David said to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom: take thou thy lord's servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fenced cities, and escape us.
2 Samuel 20:10 Old Testament, KJV
But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab's hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth rib, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.
2 Samuel 21:17 Old Testament, KJV
But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David sware unto him, saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench not the light of Israel.
2 Samuel 23:18 Old Testament, KJV
And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred, and slew them, and had the name among three.
1 Chronicles 2:16 Old Testament, KJV
Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.
1 Chronicles 11:20 Old Testament, KJV
And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three: for lifting up his spear against three hundred, he slew them, and had a name among the three.
1 Chronicles 18:12 Old Testament, KJV
Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand.
1 Chronicles 19:11 Old Testament, KJV
And the rest of the people he delivered unto the hand of Abishai his brother, and they set themselves in array against the children of Ammon.
1 Chronicles 19:15 Old Testament, KJV
And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H52, grouped by book.

1 Samuel 4 usages, Old Testament
2 Samuel 15 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 5 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H52 FAQ

What does abishay (אֲבִישַׁי) mean?

Abishay (Strong's H52) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Abishai". Abiyshay (ab-ee-shah'ee) (or (shorter) Abshay {ab-shah'ee}) n/p. 1. father of a gift (i.e. probably generous) 2. Abishai, an Israelite

How many times is abishay (אֲבִישַׁי) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 24 linked usages for Strong's H52 across 3 books.

Where can I study abishay (אֲבִישַׁי) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H52 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate abishay (אֲבִישַׁי)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as abishai. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.