Definition

Abi-Gibon, perhaps an Israelite

Etymology

from H1 (אָב) and H1391 (גִּבְעוֹן); father (i.e. founder) of Gibon;

Word family

• אָב ʼâb
• גִּבְעוֹן Gibʻôwn

How the KJV renders it

• father of Gibeon

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.