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Jabez
Open directlyEaston's Bible Dictionary · 1897
Affiction. (1.) A descendant of Judah, of whom it is recorded that “God granted him that which he requested” (1 Chr. 4:9, 10). (2.) A place inhabited by several families of the scribes (1 Chr. 2:55).
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Smith's Bible Dictionary · 1863
(sorrow).
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Hastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
JA'BEZ (he causes pain), the name of one whose prayer was answered. 1 Chr 4:9-10.
JA'BEZ (he causes pain), apparently a place; named only in 1 Chr 2:55, and doubtless named from Jabez of 1 Chr 4:9-10, though the Targumist regards it not as the name of a place, but of a person.
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary · 1869
sorrow; trouble
Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible · 1880
JA'BEZ (he causes pain), apparently a place; named only in 1 Chr 2:55, and doubtless named from Jabez of 1 Chr 4:9-10, though the Targumist regards it not as the name of a place, but of a person.