Hebrew word study
אָב H0001
- Transliteration
- ʼâb
- Pronunciation
- awb
- KJV glosses
- chief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.
Lexical summary
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information