Given name
Jabesh
“sorrowful”·“one who is delivered in pain”
Jabesh is a variant of Jabez. Interpretations include “sorrowful” (Hebrew) and “one who is delivered in pain” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Original Hebrewיביש
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jabesh is a variant of Jabez. Interpretations include “sorrowful” (Hebrew) and “one who is delivered in pain” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
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Where it comes from
Jabesh is a variant of Jabez. An origin associated with Jabez is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From the Hebrew verb yabesh (יבש), “to be or become dry.”
From biblical name research
The story
Jabesh is a variant of Jabez. The history of Jabez gives this family its wider story. Jabez has a place in biblical naming traditions.
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Jabesh appears in 2 Kings 15:10, 1 Samuel 31:12-13, 1 Samuel 11:1-10 and 6 other passages.
- 2 Kings 15:10
- 1 Samuel 31:12-13
- 1 Samuel 11:1-10
- 1 Samuel 11:1
- 2 Samuel 2:4-5
- Judges 21:8-14
- 2 Samuel 21:12
- 1 Chronicles 10:11
- 1 Samuel 11:9
From biblical name research
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
Similar names
If you love Jabesh, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Jabezz
“sorrowful” · “one who is delivered in pain”
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Jakobs
“heel grabber” · “supplanter”
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Japhlet
“he will deliver”
86% boys · 14% girls
Jashen
“sleeping”
91% boys · 9% girls
Jebus
“trodden underfoot” · “he will trample down”
>99% boys
Jaddai
“... unclear but perhaps beloved or praised”
>99% boys
Jakove
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Iōannēs
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