אָב
Strong's H1
ʼâb
/awb/
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H1
- Hebrew
- אָב
- Transliteration
- ʼâb
- Pronunciation
- /awb/
- KJV Translations
- 4 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full Definition
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
Derivation
a primitive word;
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
chief(fore-) father(-less)patrimonyprincipal
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Related Hebrew Words
Words sharing the same root or referenced in the derivation of ʼâb:
אַב
ʼabH2“father”
אֲבֵדָהʼăbêdâhH9“lost”
אֲבַדֹּהʼăbaddôhH10“destruction”
אָבֶהʼâbehH15“desire”
אֵבֶהʼêbehH16“swift”
אֲבוֹיʼăbôwyH17“sorrow”
אֲבִיʼĂbîyH21“Abi”
אֲבִיאֵלʼĂbîyʼêlH22“Abiel”
אֲבִיאָסָףʼĂbîyʼâçâphH23“Abiasaph”
אֲבִי גִבְעוֹןʼĂbîy GibʻôwnH25“father of Gibeon”
אֲבִיגַיִלʼĂbîygayilH26“Abigal”
אֲבִידָןʼĂbîydânH27“Abidan”
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