Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(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)
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
NER (light, lamp), father of Kish, and grandfather of Saul. 1 Chr 8:33. He is named, 1 Chr 9:36, as brother of Kish. This Kish was an uncle of the other. 1 Chr 9:39.
Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)
a lamp; new-tilled land