Strong's Hebrew · H1
אָב
ʼâb · awb
chief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.
Definition
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
Derivation
a primitive word;
Appears 1,213 times in Scripture
“When Esau heard his father’s words, he let out a loud and bitter cry and said to his father, “Bless me too, O my father!””
“The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And Ham was the father of Canaan.”
“And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father’s nakedness and told his two brothers outside.”
“Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and raise livestock.”
“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.”
“And sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth; Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber.”
“And his brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all who play the harp and flute.”
“Then Shem and Japheth took a garment and placed it across their shoulders, and walking backward, they covered their father’s nakedness. Their faces were turned away so that they did not see their father’s nakedness.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).