Strong's #1: 'ab (pronounced awb)
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-".
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon:
'âb
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 (figuratively)
7) of benevolence and protection (figuratively)
8) term of respect and honour
9) ruler or chief (specifically)
Part of Speech: noun masculine
Relation: a root
Usage:
This word is used 1214 times:
1 Chronicles 8:6: "of Ehud: these of the fathers of the inhabitants of Geba, and they removed them to"
1 Chronicles 8:10: "These heads of the fathers."
1 Chronicles 8:13: "also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away"
1 Chronicles 8:28: "These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, men. These dwelt in Jerusalem."
1 Chronicles 8:29: "And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; name was Maachah:"
1 Chronicles 9:9: "these men were chief of the fathers in the house of their fathers."
1 Chronicles 9:9: "were chief of the fathers in the house of their fathers."
1 Chronicles 9:13: "And their brethren, heads of the house of their fathers, and seven hundred and threescore;"
1 Chronicles 9:19: "of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, were over the work of the service,"
1 Chronicles 9:19: "keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and their fathers, being over the host of the LORD, were keepers"
1 Chronicles 9:33: "And these are the singers, chief of the fathers who remaining in the chambers were free: for"
1 Chronicles 9:34: "These chief fathers of the Levites throughout their generations; these dwelt"
1 Chronicles 9:35: "And in Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, whose wife's name was Maachah:"
1 Chronicles 12:17: "wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke"
1 Chronicles 12:28: "a young man mighty of valor, and of his father's house twenty and two captains."
1 Chronicles 12:30: "of valor, famous throughout the house of their fathers."
1 Chronicles 15:12: "And said unto them, Ye are the chief of the fathers sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren,"
1 Chronicles 17:11: "be expired to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after"
1 Chronicles 17:13: "I will be his father, and he my son: and I will not take my mercy away"
1 Chronicles 19:2: "the son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me. And David"
1 Chronicles 19:2: "messengers to comfort him concerning his father. So the servants of David came into"
1 Chronicles 19:3: "thou that David doth honor thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not"
1 Chronicles 21:17: "I pray thee, O LORD my God, be on me, and on my father's house; but not on thy people,"
1 Chronicles 22:10: "shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over"
1 Chronicles 23:9: "three. These were the chief of the fathers of Laadan."
1 Chronicles 23:11: "sons; therefore they were in one reckoning, according to their father's house."
1 Chronicles 23:24: "were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number"
1 Chronicles 23:24: "after the house even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls,"
1 Chronicles 24:2: "and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar"
1 Chronicles 24:4: "there were sixteen chief men of the house of their fathers, and eight among the sons of Ithamar"
1 Chronicles 24:4: "and eight among the sons of Ithamar according to the house of their fathers."
1 Chronicles 24:6: "the son of Abiathar, and before the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal"
1 Chronicles 24:6: "of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar, and one taken"
1 Chronicles 24:19: "according to their manner, under Aaron their father, as the LORD God of Israel"
1 Chronicles 24:30: "were the sons of the Levites after the house of their fathers."
1 Chronicles 24:31: "and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites, even the principal fathers"
1 Chronicles 24:31: "of the priests and Levites, even the principal fathers over against their younger brethren."
1 Chronicles 25:3: "six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to"
1 Chronicles 25:6: "these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the LORD, with cymbals,"
1 Chronicles 26:6: "born, throughout the house of their father: for they were mighty men of valor."
1 Chronicles 26:10: "though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the chief;)"
1 Chronicles 26:13: "as well the small as the great, of their fathers, for every gate."
1 Chronicles 26:21: "of the Gershonite chief fathers, even of Laadan the Gershonite, were Jehieli."
1 Chronicles 26:26: "David the king, and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains"
1 Chronicles 26:31: "the chief, even among the Hebronites, of his fathers. In the fortieth year of the reign of David"
1 Chronicles 26:32: "hundred chief fathers, whom king David made rulers over"
1 Chronicles 27:1: "of Israel after their number, to wit, the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers"
1 Chronicles 28:4: "chose the house of my father to be king over"
1 Chronicles 28:4: "to be the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he liked"
1 Chronicles 28:4: "of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he liked me to make me king over"
