Strong's Concordance
Original word: יַעְבֵּץ
Transliteration: Yabets
Definition (short): Jabez
Definition (full): Jabez -- a descendant of Judah, also a place in Judah
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin: of uncertain derivation
Definition: a desc. of Judah, also a place in Judah
NASB Translation: Jabez (4).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
From an unused root probably meaning to grieve; sorrowful; Jabets, the name of an Israelite, and also of a place in Palestine:
References
KJV:
And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Suchathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab.
NASB:
The families of scribes who lived at Jabez were the Tirathites, the Shimeathites and the Sucathites. Those are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.
KJV:
And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.
NASB:
Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother named him Jabez saying, "Because I bore him with pain."
KJV:
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.
NASB:
Now Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, "Oh that You would bless me indeed and enlarge my border, and that Your hand might be with me, and that You would keep me from harm that it may not pain me!" And God granted him what he requested.