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H4648 מְפִיבֹשֶׁת (Mᵉphîybôsheth) mef-ee-bo'-sheth
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Strong's Definition

or Mphibosheth {mef-ee-bo'-sheth}; probably from 6284 and 1322; dispeller of shame (i.e. of Baal); Mephibosheth, the name of two Israelites

KJV Usage: Mephibosheth

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

מְפִיבֹשֶׁת (me.phi.vo.shet) — Mephibosheth. A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.4.4; son of: Jonathan (H3083H); father of: Micah (H4318H); also called Merib-baal at 1Ch.8.34; 9.40; § Mephibosheth = "exterminating the idol" 1) grandson of Saul and son of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, Saul's concubine; he and his brother Armoni were among the 7 victims surrendered by David to the Gibeonites to avert a famine 2) son of Jonathan and grandson of Saul 2a) also 'Merib-baal'

מְפִיבֹשֶׁת (me.phi.vo.shet) — Mephibosheth. A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Sa.21.8; son of: Saul (H7586G) and Rizpah (H7532); brother of: Armoni (H0764); half-brother of: Jonathan (H3083H), Abinadab (H0041H), Malchi-shua (H4444), Merab (H4764), Michal (H4324) and Ish-bosheth (H0378) § Mephibosheth = "exterminating the idol" 1) grandson of Saul and son of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, Saul's concubine; he and his brother Armoni were among the 7 victims surrendered by David to the Gibeonites to avert a famine 2) son of Jonathan and grandson of Saul 2a) also 'Merib-baal'

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

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Names of People

Mephibosheth = man; ◄ son of king Saul and his concubine Rizpah; tribe of Benjamin; ► given by David to the Gibeonites to be killed

2SA 21:8

Names of People | ≈ מְרִיב בַּעַל

Mephibosheth = man; ◄ son of Jonathan and grandson of king Saul; tribe of Benjamin; ► father of Micah; allowed to live in David's palace out of loyalty towards Jonathan

2SA 4:4 · 2SA 9:6 · 2SA 9:6 · 2SA 9:10 · 2SA 9:11 · 2SA 9:12 · 2SA 9:12 · 2SA 9:13 · 2SA 16:1 · 2SA 16:4 · 2SA 19:25 · 2SA 19:26 · 2SA 19:31 · 2SA 21:7

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

מְרִיב בַּ֫עַל n.pr.m. (Baal is (our, my, his) advocate (?)) son of Jonathan

son of Saul and Riṣpah

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