1 Chron. 4:9-10 And Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother named him Jabez saying, "Because I bore him with pain." Now Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, "Oh that Thou wouldst bless me indeed, and enlarge my border, and that Thy hand might be with me, and that Thou wouldst keep me from harm, that it may not pain me!" And God granted him what he requested.
Jabez is remembered for a prayer request rather than a heroic act. In his prayer, he asked God to (1) bless him, (2) help him in his work ("enlarge my territory"), (3) be with him in all he did, and (4) keep him from evil and harm. Jabez acknowledged God as the true center of his work. When we pray for God's blessing, we should also pray that he will take his rightful position as Lord over our work, our family time, and our recreation. Obeying him in daily responsibilities 'is' heroic living.
Ya`bets, yah-bates - Jabez = to grieve; sorrowful; he causes pain.
kabad, kaw-bad', honourable = to be heavy, * in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable); to make weighty ; abounding with more grievously afflict, boast, be chargeable; to be dim, glorify, be (make) glorious (things), glory, (very) great, be grievous, harden, be (make) heavy, be heavier, lay heavily, to bring honour (self), (be) honourable (man), lade, more be laid, to prevail, promote (to honour), be rich, be (go) sore, stop.
qara', kaw-raw', called = to call out to; to properly address by name, to cry (unto), to invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim (-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.
'elohiym, el-o-heem', God = specifically the supreme God; the exceeding God x (very) great, judges, mighty.
barak, baw-rak', bless = to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); abundantly, altogether, at all, bless, congratulate, greatly, indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, still, thank.
gebuwl, gheb-ool', coast = properly a cord (as twisted) ; (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed :-border, coast, , landmark, limitation, quarter, space. x great..
yad, yawd, a hand = the open one indicating power, means, direction...
ra`, rah, evil = bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) :-adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, + displease (-ure), distress, evil ; great, grief (-vous), harm, heavy, hurt (-ful), ill (favoured), sorrow, trouble, vex, wickedness, wretchedness, wrong.
`atsab, aw-tsab', pain = to carve, to fabricate or fashion; in a bad sense to worry, to pain or anger; to displease, grieve, to hurt, to be sorry, wrestle.
