The meaning of “אֶבְיָתָר”
Understanding ʼEbyâthâr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
contracted from אָב and יָתַר; father of abundance (i.e. liberal) Abiathar. - § Abiathar = "my father is great" - Ebjath...
אֶבְיָתָר
contracted from אָב and יָתַר; father of abundance (i.e. liberal) Abiathar. - § Abiathar = "my father is great" - Ebjathar, an Israelite 1) priest, son of Ahitub (Ahimelech), faithful to David, but later rebelled with Adonijah
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Samuel 23:6 | “And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand.” Word: אֶבְיָתָר (ʼEbyâthâr) | |
| 2 Samuel 15:35 | “And hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests? therefore it shall be, that what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the king’s house, thou shalt tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.” Word: אֶבְיָתָר (ʼEbyâthâr) | |
| 1 Kings 2:22 | “And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.” Word: אֶבְיָתָר (ʼEbyâthâr) | |
| 1 Chronicles 24:6 | “And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.” Word: אֶבְיָתָר (ʼEbyâthâr) |
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