- Original: אב
- Transliteration: 'ab
- Phonetic: awb
- 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
a. grandfather, forefathers -- of person
b. 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.)
- Origin: a root
- TWOT entry: 4a
- Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine
- Strong's: A primitive word;
father in a literal and immediate or figurative and remote application: - chief (fore-) father ([-less]) X patrimony principal. Compare names in Abi-
Total KJV Occurrences: 1214
• chief, 2
Numbers 25:14;
Numbers 25:15
• families, 2
2 Chronicles 35:5;
2 Chronicles 35:12
• father, 709
Genesis 2:24;
Genesis 4:20;
Genesis 4:21;
Genesis 9:18;
Genesis 9:22(2);
Genesis 9:23(2);
Genesis 10:21;
Genesis 11:28;
Genesis 11:29(2);
Genesis 17:4;
Genesis 17:5;
Genesis 19:31;
Genesis 19:32(2);
Genesis 19:33(2);
Genesis 19:34(2);
Genesis 19:35;
Genesis 19:36;
Genesis 19:37;
Genesis 19:38;
Genesis 20:12;
Genesis 22:7(2);
Genesis 22:21;
Genesis 24:23;
Genesis 24:38;
Genesis 26:3;
Genesis 26:15(2);
Genesis 26:18(2);
Genesis 26:24;
Genesis 27:6;
Genesis 27:9;
Genesis 27:10;
Genesis 27:12;
Genesis 27:14;
Genesis 27:18(2);
Genesis 27:19;
Genesis 27:22;
Genesis 27:26;
Genesis 27:30;
Genesis 27:31(3);
Genesis 27:32;
Genesis 27:34(3);
Genesis 27:38(3);
Genesis 27:39;
Genesis 27:41(2);
Genesis 28:2;
Genesis 28:7;
Genesis 28:8;
Genesis 28:13;
Genesis 28:21;
Genesis 29:9;
Genesis 29:12(2);
Genesis 31:1(2);
Genesis 31:5(2);
Genesis 31:6;
Genesis 31:7;
Genesis 31:9;
Genesis 31:14;
Genesis 31:16;
Genesis 31:18;
Genesis 31:19;
Genesis 31:29;
Genesis 31:30;
Genesis 31:35;
Genesis 31:42;
Genesis 31:53(2);
Genesis 32:9(2);
Genesis 33:19;
Genesis 34:4;
Genesis 34:6;
Genesis 34:11;
Genesis 34:13;
Genesis 34:19;
Genesis 35:18;
Genesis 35:22;
Genesis 35:27;
Genesis 36:9;
Genesis 36:24;
Genesis 36:43;
Genesis 37:1;
Genesis 37:2(2);
Genesis 37:4;
Genesis 37:10(2);
Genesis 37:11;
Genesis 37:12;
Genesis 37:22;
Genesis 37:32;
Genesis 37:35;
Genesis 38:11(2);
Genesis 41:51;
Genesis 42:13;
Genesis 42:29;
Genesis 42:32(2);
Genesis 42:35;
Genesis 42:36;
Genesis 42:37;
Genesis 43:2;
Genesis 43:7;
Genesis 43:8;
Genesis 43:11;
Genesis 43:23;
Genesis 43:27;
Genesis 43:28;
Genesis 44:17;
Genesis 44:19;
Genesis 44:20(2);
Genesis 44:22(2);
Genesis 44:24;
Genesis 44:25;
Genesis 44:27;
Genesis 44:30;
Genesis 44:31;
Genesis 44:32(2);
Genesis 44:34(2);
Genesis 45:3;
Genesis 45:8;
Genesis 45:9;
Genesis 45:13(2);
Genesis 45:18;
Genesis 45:19;
Genesis 45:23(2);
Genesis 45:25;
Genesis 45:27;
Genesis 46:1;
Genesis 46:3;
Genesis 46:5;
Genesis 46:29;
Genesis 46:31(2);
Genesis 47:1;
Genesis 47:5;
Genesis 47:6;
Genesis 47:7;
Genesis 47:11;
Genesis 47:12(2);
Genesis 48:1;
Genesis 48:9;
Genesis 48:17(2);
Genesis 48:18(2);
Genesis 48:19;
Genesis 49:2;
Genesis 49:4;
Genesis 49:8;
Genesis 49:25;
Genesis 49:26;
Genesis 49:28;
Genesis 50:1;
Genesis 50:2;
Genesis 50:5(2);
Genesis 50:6;
Genesis 50:7;
Genesis 50:8;
Genesis 50:10;
Genesis 50:14(2);
Genesis 50:15;
Genesis 50:16;
Genesis 50:17;
Genesis 50:22;
Exodus 2:16;
Exodus 2:18;
Exodus 3:6;
Exodus 15:2;
Exodus 18:4;
Exodus 20:12;
Exodus 21:15;
Exodus 21:17;
Exodus 22:17;
Exodus 40:15;
Leviticus 18:7;
Leviticus 18:8(2);
Leviticus 18:9;
Leviticus 18:11(2);
Leviticus 18:12(2);
Leviticus 18:14;
Leviticus 19:3;
Leviticus 20:9(2);
Leviticus 20:11(2);
Leviticus 20:17;
Leviticus 20:19;
Leviticus 21:2;
Leviticus 21:9;
Leviticus 21:11;
Leviticus 22:13;
Numbers 2:2;
Numbers 3:4;
Numbers 3:24;
Numbers 3:30;
Numbers 3:35;
Numbers 6:7;
Numbers 12:14;
Numbers 18:1;
Numbers 18:2;
Numbers 27:3;
Numbers 27:4(2);
Numbers 27:7(2);
Numbers 27:10;
Numbers 27:11;
Numbers 30:3;
Numbers 30:4(2);
Numbers 30:5(2);
Numbers 30:16(2);
Numbers 36:6;
Numbers 36:8;
Numbers 36:12;
Deuteronomy 5:16;
Deuteronomy 21:13;
Deuteronomy 21:18;
Deuteronomy 21:19;
Deuteronomy 22:15;
Deuteronomy 22:16;
Deuteronomy 22:19;
Deuteronomy 22:21(2);
Deuteronomy 22:29;
Deuteronomy 22:30(2);
Deuteronomy 26:5;
Deuteronomy 27:16;
Deuteronomy 27:20(2);
Deuteronomy 27:22;
Deuteronomy 32:6;
Deuteronomy 32:7;
Deuteronomy 33:9;
Joshua 2:12;
Joshua 2:13;
Joshua 2:18(2);
Joshua 6:23;
Joshua 6:25;
Joshua 15:13;
Joshua 15:18;
Joshua 17:1;
Joshua 17:4;
Joshua 19:47;
Joshua 21:11;
Joshua 24:2(2);
Joshua 24:3;
Joshua 24:32;
Judges 1:14;
Judges 6:15;
Judges 6:25(2);
Judges 6:27;
Judges 8:32;
Judges 9:1;
Judges 9:5;
Judges 9:17;
Judges 9:18;
Judges 9:28;
Judges 9:56;
Judges 11:2;
Judges 11:7;
Judges 11:36;
Judges 11:37;
Judges 11:39;
Judges 14:2;
Judges 14:3(2);
Judges 14:4;
Judges 14:5;
Judges 14:6;
Judges 14:9;
Judges 14:10;
Judges 14:15;
Judges 14:16;
Judges 14:19;
Judges 15:1;
Judges 15:2;
Judges 15:6;
Judges 16:31(2);
Judges 17:10;
Judges 18:19;
Judges 18:29;
Judges 19:2;
Judges 19:3(2);
Judges 19:4;
Judges 19:5;
Judges 19:6;
Judges 19:8;
Judges 19:9;
Ruth 2:11;
Ruth 4:17(2);
1 Samuel 2:25;
1 Samuel 2:27;
1 Samuel 2:28;
1 Samuel 2:30;
1 Samuel 2:31;
1 Samuel 9:3;
1 Samuel 9:5;
1 Samuel 9:20;
1 Samuel 10:2;
1 Samuel 10:12;
1 Samuel 14:1;
1 Samuel 14:27;
1 Samuel 14:28;
1 Samuel 14:29;
1 Samuel 14:51(2);
1 Samuel 17:15;
1 Samuel 17:25;
1 Samuel 17:34;
1 Samuel 18:2;
1 Samuel 18:18;
1 Samuel 19:2;
1 Samuel 19:3(2);
1 Samuel 19:4;
1 Samuel 20:1;
1 Samuel 20:2(2);
1 Samuel 20:3;
1 Samuel 20:6;
1 Samuel 20:8;
1 Samuel 20:9;
1 Samuel 20:10;
1 Samuel 20:12;
1 Samuel 20:13(2);
1 Samuel 20:32;
1 Samuel 20:33;
1 Samuel 20:34;
1 Samuel 22:1;
1 Samuel 22:3;
1 Samuel 22:11;
1 Samuel 22:15;
1 Samuel 22:16;
1 Samuel 22:22;
1 Samuel 23:17(2);
1 Samuel 24:11;
2 Samuel 2:32;
2 Samuel 3:7;
2 Samuel 3:8;
2 Samuel 3:29;
2 Samuel 6:21;
2 Samuel 7:14;
2 Samuel 9:7(2);
2 Samuel 10:2(2);
2 Samuel 10:3;
2 Samuel 13:5;
2 Samuel 14:9;
2 Samuel 15:34;
2 Samuel 16:3;
2 Samuel 16:19;
2 Samuel 16:21(2);
2 Samuel 16:22;
2 Samuel 17:8(2);
2 Samuel 17:10;
2 Samuel 17:23;
2 Samuel 19:28;
2 Samuel 19:37;
2 Samuel 21:14;
2 Samuel 24:17;
1 Kings 1:6;
1 Kings 2:12;
1 Kings 2:24;
1 Kings 2:26(2);
1 Kings 2:31;
1 Kings 2:32;
1 Kings 2:44;
1 Kings 3:3;
1 Kings 3:6;
1 Kings 3:7;
1 Kings 3:14;
1 Kings 5:1;
1 Kings 5:3;
1 Kings 5:5;
1 Kings 6:12;
1 Kings 7:14;
1 Kings 7:51;
1 Kings 8:15;
1 Kings 8:17;
1 Kings 8:18;
1 Kings 8:20;
1 Kings 8:24;
1 Kings 8:25;
1 Kings 8:26;
1 Kings 9:4;
1 Kings 9:5;
1 Kings 11:4;
1 Kings 11:6;
1 Kings 11:27;
1 Kings 11:33;
1 Kings 11:43;
1 Kings 12:4(2);
1 Kings 12:6;
1 Kings 12:9;
1 Kings 12:10(2);
1 Kings 12:11(2);
1 Kings 12:14(2);
1 Kings 13:11;
1 Kings 13:12;
1 Kings 15:3(2);
1 Kings 15:11;
1 Kings 15:15;
1 Kings 15:19(2);
1 Kings 15:24;
1 Kings 15:26;
1 Kings 18:18;
1 Kings 19:20;
1 Kings 20:34(3);
1 Kings 22:43;
1 Kings 22:46;
1 Kings 22:50