Strong's Hebrew · H1
H1 ʼâb
אָב
awb
father
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ʼâb appears 1,213 times in Scripture, including Genesis 2:24 and Genesis 4:20. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
In the King James Version
chief, (fore-) father(-less), × patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.
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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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
