Original: מְפִיבֹשֶׁת

Transliteration: Mᵉphîybôsheth

Phonetic: mef-ee-bo'-sheth

Short Definition: Mephibosheth

Original: מפבשׁת מפיבשׁת

Transliteration: mephı̂ybôsheth mephibôsheth

Phonetic: mef-ee-bo'-sheth

BDB Definition:

Mephibosheth = "exterminating the idol"

1. grandson of Saul and son of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, Saul's concubine; he and his brother Armoni were among the 7 victims surrendered by David to the Gibeonites to avert a famine
2. son of Jonathan and grandson of Saul
   1. also 'Merib-baal'

Origin: probably from H6284 and H1322

TWOT entry: None

Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine

Cognate: H3377, H3378, H3380, H3401, H3402, H3403, H4807, H4808, H4809, H4810, H7378, H7379, H7380