אֲבִיָה
Transliteration
'ăḇîâ
Pronunciation
ab-ee-yaw'
Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From אָב (H1) and יָהּ (H3050)
Strong’s Definitions

אֲבִיָּה ʼĂbîyâh, ab-ee-yaw'; or prolonged
אֲבִיָּהוּ ʼĂbîyâhûw, from H1 and H3050; father (i.e. worshipper) of Jah; Abijah, the name of several Israelite men and two Israelitesses:—Abiah, Abijah.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x

The KJV translates Strong's H29 in the following manner: Abijah (20x), Abiah (4x), Abia (1x).

  1. Abia or Abiah or Abijah = "Jehovah is (my) father"

    1. king of Judah, son and successor of Rehoboam

    2. second son of Samuel

    3. son of Jeroboam the first, king of Israel

    4. son of Becher, a Benjamite

    5. head of a priestly house (one of the 24 Levite groups)

    6. head of a priestly house (after the exile)

    7. wife of Hezron

    8. mother of Hezekiah (cf H21)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֲבִיָּה ʼĂbîyâh, ab-ee-yaw'; or prolonged
אֲבִיָּהוּ ʼĂbîyâhûw, from H1 and H3050; father (i.e. worshipper) of Jah; Abijah, the name of several Israelite men and two Israelitesses:—Abiah, Abijah.
STRONGS H29: Abbreviations
† אֲבִיָּ֫הוּ proper name, masculine & feminine (Yah(u) is (my) father) — so † 2 Chronicles 13:20,21 = [אֲבִיָּם H38 1 Kings 14:31; 1 Kings 15:1, 7] (twice in verse); [H38 1 Kings 15:8] ( Ἀβιου, Ἀβια); = אֲבִי [H21 2 Kings 18:2] ( Ἀβου, Ἀβουθ); = אֲבִיָּה 1 Samuel 8:2 22 times —
1. king of Judah, son & successor of Rehoboam [H38 1 Kings 14:31; 1 Kings 15:1, 7] (twice in verse); [H38 1 Kings 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 Chronicles 14:1].
2. 2nd son of Samuel 1 Samuel 8:2; 1 Chronicles 6:28 [1 Chronicles 6:43].
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 10:7; Nehemiah 12:4, 17.
7. wife of Hezron 1 Chronicles 2:24.
8. mother of Hezekiah [H21 2 Kings 18:2]; 2 Chronicles 29:1.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

1 Samuel 8:2; 1 Samuel 8:2

1 Kings

1 Kings 14:1

1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 2:24; 1 Chronicles 3:10; 1 Chronicles 6:43; 1 Chronicles 7:8; 1 Chronicles 24:10

2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 11:20; 2 Chronicles 11:22; 2 Chronicles 12:16; 2 Chronicles 13:1; 2 Chronicles 13:2; 2 Chronicles 13:3; 2 Chronicles 13:4; 2 Chronicles 13:15; 2 Chronicles 13:17; 2 Chronicles 13:19; 2 Chronicles 13:20; 2 Chronicles 13:20; 2 Chronicles 13:21; 2 Chronicles 13:21; 2 Chronicles 13:22; 2 Chronicles 14:1; 2 Chronicles 29:1

Nehemiah

Nehemiah 10:7; Nehemiah 12:4; Nehemiah 12:17