Ner

In Bible versions:

Ner: NET AVS NIV NRSV NASB TEV

a man of Benjamin; father of Kish, the father of King Saul

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a lamp; new-tilled land ( --> same as Nereus)

Hebrew

Strongs #05369: rn Ner

Ner = "lamp"

1) son of Jehiel, father of Kish, and grandfather of king Saul
2) father of Abner, the uncle of Saul
2a) perhaps the same as 1

5369 Ner nare

the same as 5216; lamp; Ner, an Israelite:-Ner.
see HEBREW for 05216

Ner [EBD]

light, the father of Kish (1 Chr. 8:33). 1 Sam. 14:51 should be read, "Kish, the father of Saul, and Ner, the father of Abner, were the sons of Abiel." And hence this Kish and Ner were brothers, and Saul and Abner were first cousins (comp. 1 Chr. 9:36).

Ner [NAVE]

NER, father of Abner, 1 Sam. 14:50; of Kish, 1 Chr. 8:33; 9:39.

NER [SMITH]

(a light or lamp), son of Jehiel, according to (1 Chronicles 8:33) father of Abner, and grandfather of King Saul. (B.C. 1140.) Abner was, therefore, uncle to Saul, as is expressly stated in (1 Samuel 14:50)

NER [ISBE]

NER - ner (ner, "lamp"): Father of Abner (1 Sam 14:50 f; 26:5,14, etc.); grandfather of Saul (1 Ch 8:33). Other references, though adding no further information are 2 Sam 2:8,12; 3:23,25; 28:37; 1 Ki 2:5,32, etc.