Strong's Lexicon

H2 — אַב

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Aramaicabnoun mascOccurrences: 9TWOT: 1a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H2
Word:	אַב
Part of Speech:	noun masc
Etymology:	(Aramaic) corresponding to H1
Language:	Aramaic
Occurrences:	9
Transliteration:	ab
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	ab
Meaning:	1. father
KJV Renderings:	Not listed

Use Strong's responsibly

Strong's is an index and starting point, not the final meaning of a word. Do not build doctrine from a gloss, root, or number. Test meaning by sentence, grammar, authorial usage, context, and the passage argument.

Read: Using Strong's Responsibly

Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB9267

[אַב D^{§ 40.4}, אַבָּא Id^ib Mei^{Chr 165}] noun masculine father (Biblical Hebrew אָב ); —

1. literally father suffix אֲבוּ֫הִי Dan 5:13 (see Behrm Marti), אֲבוךְ (K^{§
53, 2 a}) Dan 5:11 Dan 5:11 Dan 5:11 Dan 5:18 אֲבוּ֫הִי Dan 5:2.

2. plural fathers, ancestors , [אֲבָהָן D^l.c.], suffix אֲבָהָתי Dan 2:33 (Baer תַי-, but see K^{§ 53, 1}), אֲבָהָתָךְ Ezra 4:15, תָ֫נָא- (Str. תַ֫נָא—) Ezra 5:12.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

אב (av)

Ezra 4:15

KJV: That search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers: so shalt thou find in the book of the records, and know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful unto kings and provinces, and that they have moved sedition within the same of old time: for which cause was this city destroyed.moved: Chaldee, madewithin…: Chaldee, in the midst thereof

EHCC: the book of the records of thy futhers.

Daniel 2:23

KJV: I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king’s matter.

EHCC: 0 thou God of my fathers,