Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Affiction. ) A descendant of Judah, of whom it is recorded that “God granted him that which he requested” (1 Chr. 4:9, 10). ) A place inhabited by several families of the scribes (1 Chr. 2:55).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(sorrow).
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898)
JA'BEZ (he causes pain), the name of one whose prayer was answered. 1 Chr 4:9-10.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
JA'BEZ (he causes pain), apparently a place; named only in 1 Chr 2:55, and doubtless named from Jabez of 1 Chr 4:9-10, though the Targumist regards it not as the name of a place, but of a person.
Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)
sorrow; trouble