Lexical Summary Abiyyah: "Yah is my father", an Israelite name Original Word: אֲבִיָּהTransliteration: Abiyyah Phonetic Spelling: (ab-ee-yaw') Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine Short Definition: "Yah is my father", an Israelite name Meaning: Abijah -- "Yah is my father", an Israelite name Strong's Concordance Abiah, Abijah Or prolonged Abiyahuw {ab-ee-yaw'-hoo}; from 'ab and Yahh; father (i.e. Worshipper) of Jah; Abijah, the name of several Israelite men and two Israelitesses -- Abiah, Abijah. see HEBREW 'ab see HEBREW Yahh Brown-Driver-Briggs H29. Abiyyah אֲבִיָּ֫הוּ proper name, masculine & feminine (Yah(u) is (my) father) — so 2 Chronicles 13:20-21, = אֲבִיָּם 1 Kings 14:31; 15:1, 7 (twice in verse); 15:8 (ᵐ5 Ἀβιου, Ἀβια); = אֲבִי 2 Kings 18:2 (ᵐ5 Ἀβου, Ἀβουθ); = אֲבִיָּה 1 Samuel 8:2 22t. — 1 king of Judah, son & successor of Rehoboam 1 Kings 14:31; 15:1, 7 (twice in verse); 15:8; 1 Chronicles 3:10; 2 Chronicles 11:20, 22; 12:16; 13:1-2, 3, 4, 15, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22; 2 Chronicles 13:23. 2 2nd son of Samuel 1 Samuel 8:2; 1 Chronicles 6:13. 3 son of Jerob. I 1 Kings 14:1. 4 son of Becher, a Benjamite 1 Chronicles 7:8. 5 head of a priestly house 1 Chronicles 24:10. 6 id. Nehemiah 10:8; 12:4, 17. 7 wife of Hezron 1 Chronicles 2:24. 8 mother of Hezekiah 2 Kings 18:2; 2 Chronicles 29:1. |
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