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Hebrew word study

אָבʼâb — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and rem…

Pronounced “awb”

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

Translated in the King James as: chief, (fore-) father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.

Appears 1,203 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive word;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 207×
Genesis 2:24Genesis 4:20Genesis 4:21Genesis 9:18Genesis 9:22Genesis 9:23Genesis 10:21Genesis 11:28Genesis 11:29Genesis 12:1Genesis 15:15Genesis 17:4Genesis 17:5Genesis 19:31Genesis 19:32Genesis 19:33Genesis 19:34Genesis 19:35Genesis 19:36Genesis 19:37Genesis 19:38Genesis 20:12Genesis 20:13Genesis 22:7Genesis 22:21+ 182 more in Genesis
Exodus — 24×
Exodus 2:16Exodus 2:18Exodus 3:6Exodus 3:13Exodus 3:15Exodus 3:16Exodus 4:5Exodus 6:14Exodus 6:25Exodus 10:6Exodus 12:3Exodus 13:5Exodus 13:11Exodus 15:2Exodus 18:4Exodus 20:5Exodus 20:12Exodus 21:15Exodus 21:17Exodus 22:17Exodus 34:7Exodus 40:15+ 2 more in Exodus
Leviticus — 25×
Leviticus 16:32Leviticus 18:7Leviticus 18:8Leviticus 18:9Leviticus 18:11Leviticus 18:12Leviticus 18:14Leviticus 19:3Leviticus 20:9Leviticus 20:11Leviticus 20:17Leviticus 20:19Leviticus 21:2Leviticus 21:9Leviticus 21:11Leviticus 22:13Leviticus 25:41Leviticus 26:39Leviticus 26:40+ 6 more in Leviticus
Numbers — 83×
Numbers 1:2Numbers 1:4Numbers 1:16Numbers 1:18Numbers 1:20Numbers 1:22Numbers 1:24Numbers 1:26Numbers 1:28Numbers 1:30Numbers 1:32Numbers 1:34Numbers 1:36Numbers 1:38Numbers 1:40Numbers 1:42Numbers 1:44Numbers 1:45Numbers 1:47Numbers 2:2Numbers 2:32Numbers 2:34Numbers 3:4Numbers 3:15Numbers 3:20+ 58 more in Numbers
Deuteronomy — 70×
Deuteronomy 1:8Deuteronomy 1:11Deuteronomy 1:21Deuteronomy 1:35Deuteronomy 4:1Deuteronomy 4:31Deuteronomy 4:37Deuteronomy 5:3Deuteronomy 5:9Deuteronomy 5:16Deuteronomy 6:3Deuteronomy 6:10Deuteronomy 6:18Deuteronomy 6:23Deuteronomy 7:8Deuteronomy 7:12Deuteronomy 7:13Deuteronomy 8:1Deuteronomy 8:3Deuteronomy 8:16Deuteronomy 8:18Deuteronomy 9:5Deuteronomy 10:11Deuteronomy 10:15Deuteronomy 10:22+ 45 more in Deuteronomy
Joshua — 33×
Joshua 1:6Joshua 2:12Joshua 2:13Joshua 2:18Joshua 4:21Joshua 5:6Joshua 6:23Joshua 6:25Joshua 14:1Joshua 15:13Joshua 15:18Joshua 17:1Joshua 17:4Joshua 18:3Joshua 19:47Joshua 19:51Joshua 21:1Joshua 21:11Joshua 21:43Joshua 21:44Joshua 22:14Joshua 22:28Joshua 24:2Joshua 24:3Joshua 24:6+ 8 more in Joshua
Judges — 54×
Judges 1:14Judges 2:1Judges 2:10Judges 2:12Judges 2:17Judges 2:19Judges 2:20Judges 2:22Judges 3:4Judges 6:13Judges 6:15Judges 6:25Judges 6:27Judges 8:32Judges 9:1Judges 9:5Judges 9:17Judges 9:18Judges 9:28Judges 9:56Judges 11:2Judges 11:7Judges 11:36Judges 11:37Judges 11:39+ 29 more in Judges
Ruth — 3×
Ruth 2:11Ruth 4:17+ 1 more in Ruth
1 Samuel — 52×
1 Sam 2:251 Sam 2:271 Sam 2:281 Sam 2:301 Sam 2:311 Sam 9:31 Sam 9:51 Sam 9:201 Sam 10:21 Sam 10:121 Sam 12:61 Sam 12:71 Sam 12:81 Sam 12:151 Sam 14:11 Sam 14:271 Sam 14:281 Sam 14:291 Sam 14:511 Sam 17:151 Sam 17:251 Sam 17:341 Sam 18:21 Sam 18:181 Sam 19:2+ 27 more in 1 Samuel
2 Samuel — 28×
2 Sam 2:322 Sam 3:72 Sam 3:82 Sam 3:292 Sam 6:212 Sam 7:122 Sam 7:142 Sam 9:72 Sam 10:22 Sam 10:32 Sam 13:52 Sam 14:92 Sam 15:342 Sam 16:32 Sam 16:192 Sam 16:212 Sam 16:222 Sam 17:82 Sam 17:102 Sam 17:232 Sam 19:282 Sam 19:372 Sam 21:142 Sam 24:17+ 4 more in 2 Samuel
1 Kings — 95×
1 Ki 1:61 Ki 1:211 Ki 2:101 Ki 2:121 Ki 2:241 Ki 2:261 Ki 2:311 Ki 2:321 Ki 2:441 Ki 3:31 Ki 3:61 Ki 3:71 Ki 3:141 Ki 5:11 Ki 5:31 Ki 5:51 Ki 6:121 Ki 7:141 Ki 7:511 Ki 8:11 Ki 8:151 Ki 8:171 Ki 8:181 Ki 8:201 Ki 8:21+ 70 more in 1 Kings
2 Kings — 70×
2 Ki 2:122 Ki 3:22 Ki 3:132 Ki 4:182 Ki 4:192 Ki 5:132 Ki 6:212 Ki 8:242 Ki 9:252 Ki 9:282 Ki 10:32 Ki 10:352 Ki 12:182 Ki 12:212 Ki 13:92 Ki 13:132 Ki 13:142 Ki 13:252 Ki 14:32 Ki 14:52 Ki 14:62 Ki 14:162 Ki 14:202 Ki 14:212 Ki 14:22+ 45 more in 2 Kings
1 Chronicles — 104×
1 Chr 2:171 Chr 2:211 Chr 2:231 Chr 2:241 Chr 2:421 Chr 2:441 Chr 2:451 Chr 2:491 Chr 2:501 Chr 2:511 Chr 2:521 Chr 2:551 Chr 4:31 Chr 4:41 Chr 4:51 Chr 4:111 Chr 4:121 Chr 4:141 Chr 4:171 Chr 4:181 Chr 4:191 Chr 4:211 Chr 4:381 Chr 5:11 Chr 5:13+ 79 more in 1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles — 123×
2 Chr 1:22 Chr 1:82 Chr 1:92 Chr 2:32 Chr 2:72 Chr 2:132 Chr 2:142 Chr 2:172 Chr 3:12 Chr 4:162 Chr 5:12 Chr 5:22 Chr 6:42 Chr 6:72 Chr 6:82 Chr 6:102 Chr 6:152 Chr 6:162 Chr 6:252 Chr 6:312 Chr 6:382 Chr 7:172 Chr 7:182 Chr 7:222 Chr 8:14+ 98 more in 2 Chronicles
Ezra — 14×
Ezra 1:5Ezra 2:59Ezra 2:68Ezra 3:12Ezra 4:2Ezra 4:3Ezra 7:27Ezra 8:1Ezra 8:28Ezra 8:29Ezra 9:7Ezra 10:11Ezra 10:16+ 1 more in Ezra
Nehemiah — 20×
Nehemiah 1:6Nehemiah 2:3Nehemiah 2:5Nehemiah 7:61Nehemiah 7:70Nehemiah 7:71Nehemiah 8:13Nehemiah 9:2Nehemiah 9:9Nehemiah 9:16Nehemiah 9:23Nehemiah 9:32Nehemiah 9:34Nehemiah 9:36Nehemiah 10:34Nehemiah 11:13Nehemiah 12:12Nehemiah 12:22Nehemiah 12:23Nehemiah 13:18
Esther — 3×
Esther 2:7Esther 4:14+ 1 more in Esther
Job — 9×
Job 8:8Job 15:10Job 15:18Job 17:14Job 29:16Job 30:1Job 31:18Job 38:28Job 42:15
Psalms — 19×
Psalms 22:4Psalms 27:10Psalms 39:12Psalms 44:1Psalms 45:10Psalms 45:16Psalms 49:19Psalms 68:5Psalms 78:3Psalms 78:5Psalms 78:8Psalms 78:12Psalms 78:57Psalms 89:26Psalms 95:9Psalms 103:13Psalms 106:6Psalms 106:7Psalms 109:14
Proverbs — 26×
Proverbs 1:8Proverbs 3:12Proverbs 4:1Proverbs 4:3Proverbs 6:20Proverbs 10:1Proverbs 13:1Proverbs 15:5Proverbs 15:20Proverbs 17:6Proverbs 17:21Proverbs 17:25Proverbs 19:13Proverbs 19:14Proverbs 19:26Proverbs 20:20Proverbs 22:28Proverbs 23:22Proverbs 23:24Proverbs 23:25Proverbs 27:10Proverbs 28:7Proverbs 28:24Proverbs 29:3Proverbs 30:11+ 1 more in Proverbs
Isaiah — 21×
Isaiah 3:6Isaiah 7:17Isaiah 8:4Isaiah 9:6Isaiah 14:21Isaiah 22:21Isaiah 22:23Isaiah 22:24Isaiah 37:12Isaiah 38:5Isaiah 38:19Isaiah 39:6Isaiah 43:27Isaiah 45:10Isaiah 51:2Isaiah 58:14Isaiah 63:16Isaiah 64:8Isaiah 64:11Isaiah 65:7+ 1 more in Isaiah
Jeremiah — 63×
Jeremiah 2:5Jeremiah 2:27Jeremiah 3:4Jeremiah 3:18Jeremiah 3:19Jeremiah 3:24Jeremiah 3:25Jeremiah 6:21Jeremiah 7:7Jeremiah 7:14Jeremiah 7:18Jeremiah 7:22Jeremiah 7:25Jeremiah 7:26Jeremiah 9:14Jeremiah 9:16Jeremiah 11:4Jeremiah 11:5Jeremiah 11:7Jeremiah 11:10Jeremiah 12:6Jeremiah 13:14Jeremiah 14:20Jeremiah 16:3Jeremiah 16:7+ 38 more in Jeremiah
Lamentations — 2×
Lam 5:3Lam 5:7
Ezekiel — 27×
Ezekiel 2:3Ezekiel 5:10Ezekiel 16:3Ezekiel 16:45Ezekiel 18:2Ezekiel 18:4Ezekiel 18:14Ezekiel 18:17Ezekiel 18:18Ezekiel 18:19Ezekiel 18:20Ezekiel 20:4Ezekiel 20:18Ezekiel 20:24Ezekiel 20:27Ezekiel 20:30Ezekiel 20:36Ezekiel 20:42Ezekiel 22:7Ezekiel 22:10Ezekiel 22:11Ezekiel 36:28Ezekiel 37:25Ezekiel 44:25Ezekiel 47:14+ 2 more in Ezekiel
Daniel — 8×
Daniel 9:6Daniel 9:8Daniel 9:16Daniel 11:24Daniel 11:37Daniel 11:38+ 2 more in Daniel
Hosea — 1×
Hosea 9:10
Joel — 1×
Joel 1:2
Amos — 2×
Amos 2:4Amos 2:7
Micah — 2×
Micah 7:6Micah 7:20
Zechariah — 7×
Zech 1:2Zech 1:4Zech 1:5Zech 1:6Zech 8:14Zech 13:3+ 1 more in Zechariah
Malachi — 7×
Malachi 1:6Malachi 2:10Malachi 3:7Malachi 4:6+ 3 more in Malachi

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