Ἀμιναδάβ
Aminadab
Amminadab
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe word Ἀμιναδάβ (Aminadab) is a proper noun, specifically a person's name. It appears 10 times in the Bible, indicating its importance and significance within the text. As a proper name, its meaning and function are to identify or refer to an individual. Based on its single occurrence in the lexicon data, we can infer that Aminadab is derived from Hebrew, as evidenced by its form and similarity to the short definition "Amminadab". The name likely has cultural or historical significance, but without further context or information, its meaning in a semantic sense remains unclear. Its usage as a proper name indicates that Aminadab is a figure of some importance or relevance within the biblical text, possibly an ancestor, relative, or notable person. The high frequency of occurrences (10 times) suggests that the author of the text considers Aminadab to be a key individual, but we cannot infer any specific significance or characteristics without further context or analysis.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
10 total occurrences across the text
Aaron took Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab, the sister of Nahshon, as his wife; and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
Numbers 1:7Of Judah: Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
Numbers 2:3Those who encamp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their divisions. The prince of the children of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
Numbers 7:12He who offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah,
Numbers 7:17and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
Numbers 10:14First, the standard of the camp of the children of Judah went forward according to their armies. Nahshon the son of Amminadab was over his army.
Ruth 4:19and Hezron became the father of Ram, and Ram became the father of Amminadab,
Ruth 4:20and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon became the father of Salmon,
1 Chronicles 2:10Ram became the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;
1 Chronicles 2:10Ram became the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;