H1 — אָב (ʼâb)

From Bible Study Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
English EN  ·  Español ES  ·  Português PT  ·  עברית HE  ·  العربية AR  ·  Русский RU  ·  Deutsch DE  ·  Français FR  ·  中文 ZH  ·  தமிழ் TA
Bible > Strong's Hebrew

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

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G1118 γονεύς goneús from the base of G1096 a parent parent
G2730 κατοικέω katoikéō from G2596 and G3611 to house permanently, i.e. reside (literally or figuratively) dwell(-er), inhabitant(-ter)
G3390 μητρόπολις mētrópolis from G3384 and G4172 a mother city, i.e. "metropolis" chiefest city
G3507 νεφέλη nephélē from G3509 properly, cloudiness, i.e. (concretely) a cloud cloud
G3509 νέφος néphos apparently a primary word a cloud cloud
G3962 πατήρ patḗr apparently a primary word a "father" (literally or figuratively, near or more remote) father, parent
G3965 πατριά patriá as if feminine of a derivative of G3962 paternal descent, i.e. (concretely) a group of families or a whole race (nation) family, kindred, lineage
G3966 πατριάρχης patriárchēs from G3965 and G757 a progenitor ("patriarch") patriarch
G3967 πατρικός patrikós from G3962 paternal, i.e. ancestral of fathers
G3971 πατρῷος patrōios from G3962 paternal, i.e. hereditary of fathers

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.