'ab

awb
Parts of Speech Noun Masculine

'ab Definition

  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.)
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
ba
Origin
a root
Strong's Number
01
TDNT Entry
TWOT - 4a

KJV Word Usage

father
1205
chief
2
families
2
desire
1
fatherless + (0369)
1
forefathers + (07223)
1
patrimony
1
prince
1
principal
1
Total
1215

The Hebrew lexicon is Brown, Driver, Briggs, Gesenius Lexicon; this is keyed to the "Theological Word Book of the Old Testament." These files are considered public domain.

Brown, Driver, Briggs and Gesenius. "Hebrew Lexicon entry for 'ab". "The KJV Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon". . .