Name: Jabez
Gender: Male
Usage: Jabez, of hebrew origin, is not a popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Jabez are in general originating from Israel, United Kingdom.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Jabez is: Pain.
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Numerology of the first name Jabez: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 8. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: ambitious, successful, realistic, powerful, authoritative, courageous, leading.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Leader, Visionary
Ruling planet: Saturn
Colors: Black, Purple
Gemstones: Ruby, Amethyst
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The name Jabez is ranked on the 21,394th position of the most used names. It means that this name is rarely used.
We estimate that there are at least 9700 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.001% of the population. The name Jabez has five characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
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History and Origin
Jabez or Jabes is a Biblical male given name from the Old Testament. It is of Hebrew origin. In 1 Chronicles, Jabez is a well-respected man (hinted to be an ancestor in the lineage of the kings' tribe of Judah, though none of his family is mentioned) whose prayer to God for blessing was answered (see 1 Chronicles 4:9-11).
The name Jabez is Hebrew (yabetz = יַעְבֵּץ) for "he makes sorrowful"; his mother stated "I gave birth to him in pain". Jabez was labelled with "sorrow" at birth, but his prayer against contracting sorrow nullified the label. His life contradicted his name.
Jabez's name is also mentioned in 1 Chronicles 2:55, possibly as a place named after him. Jabez possibly could have been a Jewish scribe in his later years. He might have been influential and well respected as a scribe because the city named after him was where the families of scribes lived.
Jabez is also a surname.
Jabez may refer to:
Biblical name, possibly meaning ‘sorrowful’ in Hebrew, borne by a descendant of Judah: ‘and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow’ (1 Chronicles 4: 9). The name is thus metathesized from Hebrew ya'zeb, but there are other cases of metathesis in biblical names. His name occurs in a long list of genealogies, and is memorable because of the characterizations given: he was ‘more honourable than his brethren’, and he called on God for material success and protection: ‘Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me.’ The Puritans found great support for their beliefs in this, especially since the Bible says explicitly that God granted his request. Consequently the name was particularly popular among Puritans and Dissenters from the 17th century onwards. It is out of fashion now.
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