Quick Definition
Eshbaal
Strong's Definition
Eshbaal (or Ishbosheth), a son of Saul
Derivation: from H376 (אִישׁ) and H1168 (בַּעַל); man of Baal;
KJV Usage: Eshbaal.
Outline of Biblical Usage
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
אֶשְׁבַּעַל (esh.ba.al) — Eshbaal. A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.2.8; son of: Saul (H7586G); brother of: Jonathan (H3083H), Abinadab (H0041H), Malchi-shua (H4444), Merab (H4764), Michal (H4324), Armoni (H0764), Mephibosheth (H4648H) Another name of ish-bo.shet (אִישׁ־בֹ֫שֶׁת "Ish-bosheth" H0378) § Eshbaal = "a man of Baal" the fourth son of Saul, also called Ishbosheth
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
name · אִישׁ · בַּעַל
Names of People | ≈ אִישׁ־בֹּשֶׁת · יִשְׁוִי
Eshbaal = man, also known as Ish-Boshet and Ishvi; ◄ son of Saul; tribe of Benjamin; ► succeeded his father as king of the northern tribes until he was assassinated and David took his place; ≈ the author or a redactor of 2 Samuel probably changed his name to Ish-Bosheth ("man of shame") to avoid references to the idol Baal
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
אֶשְׁבַּעַל v. אִישׁ־בֹ֫שֶׁת. done