Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

abdon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.32 in modern English

Syllables: ab-don
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The tenth judge of Israel. (biblical character)

Countable; Uncountable

name

A male given name from Hebrew.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A village in Abdon and Heath civil parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO576863).

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel. And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years."

Etymology

From Hebrew עבדון (abdon, “servant”). Compare Arabic عَبْد (ʕabd) (as in Abdullah), which also means servant.

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: עבדון, -, Abdón

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Abdons (plural)

Questions

What does abdon mean?: The tenth judge of Israel. (biblical character)
Where does abdon come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

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