Jabez

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Jabez

/ˈd͡ʒeɪ.bɛz/

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From Hebrew יַעְבֵּץ.

proper noun

A male given name from Hebrew. 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

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@misc{jabez_2026,
  title = {Jabez},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jabez},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}