𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤀𐤋𐤀𐤁

𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤀𐤋𐤀𐤁

Philistine

Etymology

𐤏𐤁𐤃‎ (ʿbd, “slave, servant”) +‎ 𐤀𐤋𐤀𐤁‎ (ʾlʾb, “Eliab”), yielding "Slave of Eliab". Compare Hebrew אֱלִיאָב‎ (ʾĔlīʾāb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔɐbˈdiːʔləʔiːb/, /ʔɛbɛdʔiːləʔiːb/[1]

Proper noun

𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤀𐤋𐤀𐤁 (ʿbdʾlʾb) m

1. A male given name, Abdeliab
   • Seal of Abd-eliab, c. 7th century BC:[1]

     ‏𐤋𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤀𐤋𐤀𐤁
     𐤁𐤍 𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤕
     𐤏𐤁𐤃 𐤌𐤕𐤕 𐤁𐤍
     𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤀‎‎

     (Belonging) to ʿAbdʾeliʾab,
     son of Shibʿat,
     servant of Mitinti, son of
     Sidqa

References

1. Bergman, A. “Two Hebrew Seals of the ’Ebed Class.” Journal of Biblical Literature, vol. 55, no. 3, Society of Biblical Literature, 1936, pp. 221–26, https://doi.org/10.2307/3259805.