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גִּבְעֹנִי H1393
H1393 is the Hebrew word גִּבְעֹנִי, transliterated Gibʻônîy and said ghib-o-nee'. The King James Version most often renders it gibeonites.
What it means
a Gibonite, or inhabitant of Gibon.
Where it comes from
patrial from H1391 (גִּבְעוֹן).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 8 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Gibeonite.
Verses using גִּבְעֹנִי
All 7 verses, quoted in full.
2 Samuel 21:1 · KJV
Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David enquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites.
2 Samuel 21:2 · KJV
And the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them; (now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; and the children of Israel had sworn unto them: and Saul sought to slay them in his zeal to the children of Israel and Judah.)
2 Samuel 21:3 · KJV
Wherefore David said unto the Gibeonites, What shall I do for you? and wherewith shall I make the atonement, that ye may bless the inheritance of the LORD?
2 Samuel 21:4 · KJV
And the Gibeonites said unto him, We will have no silver nor gold of Saul, nor of his house; neither for us shalt thou kill any man in Israel. And he said, What ye shall say, that will I do for you.
2 Samuel 21:9 · KJV
And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the hill before the LORD: and they fell all seven together, and were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, in the beginning of barley harvest.
1 Chronicles 12:4 · KJV
And Ismaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Josabad the Gederathite,
Nehemiah 3:7 · KJV
And next unto them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, unto the throne of the governor on this side the river.
Common questions
What does Strong's H1393 mean?
H1393 is the Hebrew word גִּבְעֹנִי (Gibʻônîy), meaning a Gibonite, or inhabitant of Gibon.
How is H1393 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it gibeonites (5 times), gibeonite (2 times), now the gibeonites (1 time).
How many times does H1393 appear in the Bible?
גִּבְעֹנִי (Gibʻônîy) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H1393 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: patrial from H1391 (גִּבְעוֹן).
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