Given name
Abishur
“my father will raise”·“my father is a wall”·“my father is a bull”
Abishur is a biblical masculine given name, meaning “my father will raise.”
Original Hebrewאבישור
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Abishur means “my father will raise,” “my father is a wall” or “my father is a bull.”
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Where it comes from
Abishur is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew noun 'ab (אב), “father,” and the Hebrew verb shur (שור), “to be raised up or get excited.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Abishur appears in 1 Chronicles 2:28.
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Abishur’s family of names
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Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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- Abiahshares a root
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- Abiudshares a root
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- Moabshares a root
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- Ahabshares a root
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- Abijamshares a root
- Abihudshares a root
- Abihushares a root
- Abiatharshares a root
- Abiasaphshares a root
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“mute”
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“captive” · “bound one”
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