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Abdon
[ ab-don ]
noun
, Bible.
- one of the minor judges of Israel.
- a courtier of the Biblical king Josiah.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Abdon1
From Late Latin Abdon, from Greek Habdṓn, from Hebrew ʿAdbon, of uncertain meaning, perhaps “Servant of N (a deity)”
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Example Sentences
I burned to revile Canaples aloud, but Abdon's was not the ear into which I might pour the hot words that welled up to my lips.
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