אָב (ʼâb) — Chief
Hebrew word study: אָב (ʼâb), Strong's H1. father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
KJV translation words: chief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.
Strong's H1 is tagged on 1,213 words in 1,060 verses across 31 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 2:24 and last appears in Malachi 4:6.
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Forms found in the text
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 1060)
- Genesis 2:24 — אָבִיו — father his
- Genesis 4:20 — אֲבִי — the father of
- Genesis 4:21 — אֲבִי — the father of
- Genesis 9:18 — אֲבִי — was the father of
- Genesis 9:22 — אֲבִי — the father of
- Genesis 9:23 — אֲבִיהֶם — father their
- Genesis 10:21 — אֲבִי — the father of
- Genesis 11:28 — אָבִיו — father his
- Genesis 11:29 — אֲבִי — the father of
- Genesis 12:1 — אָבִיךָ — father your
- Genesis 15:15 — אֲבֹתֶיךָ — ancestors your
- Genesis 17:4 — לְאַב — into a father of
- Genesis 17:5 — אַב — a father of
- Genesis 19:31 — אָבִינוּ — father our
- Genesis 19:32 — אָבִינוּ — father our
- Genesis 19:33 — אֲבִיהֶן — father their
- Genesis 19:34 — אָבִי — father my
- Genesis 19:35 — אֲבִיהֶן — father their
- Genesis 19:36 — מֵאֲבִיהֶן — from father their
- Genesis 19:37 — אֲבִי — is the ancestor of
- Genesis 19:38 — אֲבִי — is the ancestor of
- Genesis 20:12 — אָבִי — father my
- Genesis 20:13 — אָבִי — father my
- Genesis 22:7 — אָבִיו — father his
- Genesis 22:21 — אֲבִי — the father of
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H2 אַב (ʼab), H21 אֲבִי (ʼĂbîy), H22 אֲבִיאֵל (ʼĂbîyʼêl), H23 אֲבִיאָסָף (ʼĂbîyʼâçâph), H25 אֲבִי גִבְעוֹן (ʼĂbîy Gibʻôwn), H26 אֲבִיגַיִל (ʼĂbîygayil), H27 אֲבִידָן (ʼĂbîydân), H28 אֲבִידָע (ʼĂbîydâʻ), H29 אֲבִיָּה (ʼĂbîyâh), H30 אֲבִיהוּא (ʼĂbîyhûwʼ), H31 אֲבִיהוּד (ʼĂbîyhûwd), H32 אֲבִיהַיִל (ʼĂbîyhayil) and 27 more.
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Frequently asked questions
What does ʼâb (H1) mean?
Father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application.
How is H1 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H1 as: chief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'..
How often does אָב (ʼâb) appear?
Strong's H1 is tagged on 1,213 words in 1,060 verses across 31 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 2:24 and last appears in Malachi 4:6.
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