Hebrew · Strong's H1 · Noun (masculine)
אָב
av
father
1209times used
1056verses
31books
How it's translated
- father his153
- ancestors their95
- father my89
- father your85
- ancestors your68
- ancestors his62
- the father of47
- ancestors our31
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
4a) grandfather, forefathers - of person
4b) of people
5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art
6) of producer, generator (fig.)
Between Hebrew and Greek
The Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint), the Bible the first Christians often quoted, translates this word as:
Where it appears
Genesisacross the Old TestamentMalachi
- Genesis170
- 2 Chronicles108
- 1 Chronicles85
- 1 Kings80
- Numbers75
- Deuteronomy65
- Jeremiah62
- 2 Kings59
- Judges50
- 1 Samuel48
…and 21 more books.
Every verse
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