jabez

/ˈd͡ʒeɪ.bɛz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

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name

"And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow. And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested."

From Hebrew יַעְבֵּץ.

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How do you pronounce jabez?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒeɪ.bɛz/.

What does jabez mean?

A male given name from Hebrew.

Where does jabez come from?

It is traced to Hebrew.

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