The meaning of “אֲבִיהוּא”
Understanding ʼĂbîyhûwʼ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Abihu. - § Abihu = "he is (my) father" - Abihu, a son of Aaron 1) a son of Aaron destroyed for sacrificing strange fire ...
אֲבִיהוּא
Abihu. - § Abihu = "he is (my) father" - Abihu, a son of Aaron 1) a son of Aaron destroyed for sacrificing strange fire to God
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 24:9 | “Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel:” Word: אֲבִיהוּא (ʼĂbîyhûwʼ) | |
| Leviticus 10:1 | “And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the Lord, which he commanded them not.” Word: אֲבִיהוּא (ʼĂbîyhûwʼ) | |
| Numbers 26:60 | “And unto Aaron was born Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.” Word: אֲבִיהוּא (ʼĂbîyhûwʼ) | |
| 1 Chronicles 24:1 | “Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.” Word: אֲבִיהוּא (ʼĂbîyhûwʼ) |