Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(lamp). Grandfather of Saul (1 Sam14:50; 26:5; 1 Chron. 8:33; 9:39). Appears as an uncle of Saul (1 Chron. 9:36).
Concise Bible Dictionary:
Son of Abiel, father of Abner, and Saul’s uncle (1 Sam. 14:50-51). The genealogy here falls thus:
This differs from the Chronicles, where Ner is the son of Jehiel of Gibeon, and the father of Kish, the father of Saul (1 Chron. 8:33; 1 Chron. 9:36,39). The rabbis say that this Ner is the same person as Abiel; but others suppose him to be some earlier ancestor not elsewhere mentioned.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Meaning:
the same as 5216; lamp; Ner, an Israelite
Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:
a lamp
Potts’ Bible Proper Names:
Candle; lamp; light; land newly tilled:―son of Jehiel [UR], 1 Chron. 9:36. {Lucerna}