Abner
pronunciation
How to pronounce Abner in British English:
UK ['æbnə]
How to pronounce Abner in American English:
US
Word Origin
- Abner
- masc. proper name, name of Saul's commander in the Old Testament, from Hebrew Abhner, literally "my father is light," from abh "father" + ner "light."
Example
- 1. If abner and his brother rufus were here , no report of pressure on the girl could gain belief .
- 2. Only later did wasserstein learn that she had another brother , abner , stashed away in a mental institution .
- 3. As saul watched david going out to meet the philistine , he said to abner , commander of the army , " abner , whose son is that young man ? "