Strong's H1 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: אָב (ʼâb)

Pronunciation: awb

Morphology: n-m

Derivation: a primitive word;

Definition: father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

KJV Renderings: chief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.

Senses

1. father of an individual
2. of God as father of his people
3. head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan
4. ancestor
1. grandfather, forefathers — of person
2. of people
5. originator or patron of a class, profession, or art
6. of producer, generator (fig.)
7. of benevolence and protection (fig.)
8. term of respect and honour
9. ruler or chief (spec.)

Cross References

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.