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Strong's H5369 נֵר (ner)

Ner - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G5369 — philedonos (“lover of pleasure”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H5369
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 16
Books 4

Strong's H5369 Quick Answer

Strong's H5369 נֵר (Ner) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Ner (nare) n/p. 1. lamp 2. Ner, an Israelite It has 16 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include ner. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Ner (nare) n/p. 1. lamp 2. Ner, an Israelite
Usage
16 linked usages
Books
4 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
ner

Meaning and Definition

Ner (nare) n/p. 1. lamp 2. Ner, an Israelite [the same as H5216] KJV: Ner. Root(s): H5216

Original Word
נֵר
Transliteration
Ner
Derivation
First root strongs: 5216
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5369. 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)

Ner

Usage: A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.14.50; son of: Abiel (H0022) and Maacah (H4601N); brother of: Kish (H7027), Abdon (H5658J), Zur (H6698I), Baal (H1168B), Nadab (H5070J), Gedor (H1446I), Ahio (H0283I), Zecher (H2144) and Mikloth (H4732); father of: Abner (H0074) § Ner = "lamp" 1) son of Jehiel, father of Kish, and grandfather of king Saul 2) father of Abner, the uncle of Saul 2a) perhaps the same as 1

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How Strong's H5369 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Ner, 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.

Ner 1 Samuel 14:50 16×

How Strong's H5369 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 16 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H5369 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 H5369 in the Old Testament

16 indexed usages in Old Testament.

1 Samuel 14:50 KJV

And the name of Saul's wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz: and the name of the captain of his host was Abner, the son of Ner, Saul's uncle.

1 Samuel 14:51 KJV

And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.

1 Samuel 26:5 KJV

And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched: and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay in the trench, and the people pitched round about him.

Usage Excerpts

First 16 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5369.

1 Samuel 14:50 Old Testament, KJV
And the name of Saul's wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz: and the name of the captain of his host was Abner, the son of Ner, Saul's uncle.
1 Samuel 14:51 Old Testament, KJV
And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.
1 Samuel 26:5 Old Testament, KJV
And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched: and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay in the trench, and the people pitched round about him.
1 Samuel 26:14 Old Testament, KJV
And David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, Answerest thou not, Abner? Then Abner answered and said, Who art thou that criest to the king?
2 Samuel 2:8 Old Testament, KJV
But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host, took Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;
2 Samuel 2:12 Old Testament, KJV
And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
2 Samuel 3:23 Old Testament, KJV
When Joab and all the host that was with him were come, they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he hath sent him away, and he is gone in peace.
2 Samuel 3:25 Old Testament, KJV
Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee, and to know thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all that thou doest.
2 Samuel 3:28 Old Testament, KJV
And afterward when David heard it, he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before the LORD for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner:
2 Samuel 3:37 Old Testament, KJV
For all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to slay Abner the son of Ner.
1 Kings 2:5 Old Testament, KJV
Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet.
1 Kings 2:32 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.
1 Chronicles 8:33 Old Testament, KJV
And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
1 Chronicles 9:36 Old Testament, KJV
And his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab.
1 Chronicles 9:39 Old Testament, KJV
And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
1 Chronicles 26:28 Old Testament, KJV
And all that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah, had dedicated; and whosoever had dedicated any thing, it was under the hand of Shelomith, and of his brethren.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5369, grouped by book.

1 Samuel 4 usages, Old Testament
2 Samuel 6 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 4 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H5369 FAQ

What does ner (נֵר) mean?

Ner (Strong's H5369) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Ner". Ner (nare) n/p. 1. lamp 2. Ner, an Israelite

How many times is ner (נֵר) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 16 linked usages for Strong's H5369 across 4 books.

Where can I study ner (נֵר) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5369 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate ner (נֵר)?

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