אָב

av

Hebrew H0001 Noun, masculine 1,213 occurrences in 1,060 verses

אָב father

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

a. grandfather, forefathers - of person

b. of people

5. originator or patron of a class, profession, or art

6. of producer, generator (fig.)

7. of benevolence and protection (fig.)

8. term of respect and honour

9. ruler or chief (spec.)

Also means: av (אַב "father" H0002)

Lexicon: STEPBible Tyndale House Brief Lexicons (TBESH / TBESG) (CC BY 4.0)

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Concordance 1,060 verses

1 Chronicles 2:49 אֲבִ֣יאֲבִ֥יוַאֲבִ֣י

She was also the mother of Shaaph father of Madmannah, and of Sheva father of Machbenah and Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was Acsah.
1 Chronicles 2:50 אֲבִ֖י

These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim,
1 Chronicles 2:51 אֲבִ֣יאֲבִ֥י

Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth-gader.
1 Chronicles 2:52 אֲבִ֖י

These were the descendants of Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim: Haroeh, half the Manahathites,
1 Chronicles 2:55 אֲבִ֥י

and the clans of the scribes who lived at Jabez—the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.
1 Chronicles 4:3 אֲבִ֣י

These were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. And their sister was named Hazzelelponi.
1 Chronicles 4:4 אֲבִ֣יאֲבִ֣יאֲבִ֖י

Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah. These were the descendants of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah and the father of Bethlehem.
1 Chronicles 4:5 אֲבִ֣י

Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
1 Chronicles 4:11 אֲבִ֥י

Chelub the brother of Shuhah was the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.
1 Chronicles 4:12 אֲבִ֣י

Eshton was the father of Beth-rapha, of Paseah, and of Tehinnah the father of Ir-nahash. These were the men of Recah.
1 Chronicles 4:14 אֲבִי֙

Meonothai was the father of Ophrah, and Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of those living in Ge-harashim, which was given this name because its people were craftsmen.
1 Chronicles 4:17 אֲבִ֥י

The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. And Mered’s wife Bithiah gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
1 Chronicles 4:18 אֲבִ֤יאֲבִ֣יאֲבִ֣י

These were the children of Pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah. Mered also took a Judean wife, who gave birth to Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.
1 Chronicles 4:19 אֲבִ֥י

The sons of Hodiah’s wife, the sister of Naham, were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and of Eshtemoa the Maacathite.
1 Chronicles 4:21 אֲבִ֣יאֲבִ֣י

The sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah and the clans of the linen workers at Beth-ashbea,
1 Chronicles 4:38 אֲב֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔ם

These men listed by name were the leaders of their clans. Their families increased greatly,
1 Chronicles 5:1 אָבִ֔יו

These were the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel. Though he was the firstborn, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel, because Reuben defiled his father’s bed. So he is not reckoned according to birthright.
1 Chronicles 5:13 אֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֗ם

Their kinsmen by families were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber—seven in all.
1 Chronicles 5:15 אֲבוֹתָֽם׃

Ahi son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, was head of their family.
1 Chronicles 5:24 אֲבוֹתָ֑םאֲבוֹתָֽם׃

These were the heads of their families: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were mighty men of valor, famous men, and heads of their families.
1 Chronicles 5:25 אֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם

But they were unfaithful to the God of their fathers, and they prostituted themselves with the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them.
1 Chronicles 6:19 לַאֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃

The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites listed according to their fathers:
1 Chronicles 7:2 אֲבוֹתָם֙

The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, the heads of their families. In the days of David, 22,600 descendants of Tola were numbered in their genealogies as mighty men of valor.
1 Chronicles 7:4 אֲבוֹתָ֗ם

In addition to them, according to their genealogy, they had 36,000 troops for battle, for they had many wives and children.
1 Chronicles 7:7 אָב֔וֹת

The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, heads of their families—five in all. There were 22,034 mighty men of valor listed in their genealogies.
1 Chronicles 7:9 אֲבוֹתָ֔ם

Their genealogies were recorded according to the heads of their families—20,200 mighty men of valor.
1 Chronicles 7:11 הָאָב֔וֹת

All these sons of Jediael were heads of their families, mighty men of valor; there were 17,200 fit for battle.
1 Chronicles 7:14 אֲבִ֥י

The descendants of Manasseh: Through his Aramean concubine, Asriel, as well as Machir the father of Gilead.
1 Chronicles 7:22 אֲבִיהֶ֖ם

Their father Ephraim mourned for many days, and his relatives came to comfort him.
1 Chronicles 7:31 אֲבִ֥י

The sons of Beriah: Heber, as well as Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith.
1 Chronicles 7:40 הָאָב֤וֹת

All these were the descendants of Asher—heads of their families, choice and mighty men of valor, and chiefs among the leaders. The number of men fit for battle, recorded in their genealogies, was 26,000.
1 Chronicles 8:6 אָבוֹת֙

These were the descendants of Ehud who were the heads of the families living in Geba and were exiled to Manahath:
1 Chronicles 8:10 אָבֽוֹת׃

Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of families.
1 Chronicles 8:13 הָאָב֔וֹת

and Beriah and Shema (who were the heads of families of the inhabitants of Aijalon and who drove out the inhabitants of Gath).
1 Chronicles 8:28 אָב֛וֹת

All these were heads of families, the chiefs according to their genealogies, and they lived in Jerusalem.
1 Chronicles 8:29 אֲבִ֣י

Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maacah,
1 Chronicles 9:9 אָב֖וֹתאֲבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ס

and 956 of their relatives according to their genealogy. All these men were heads of their families.
1 Chronicles 9:13 אֲבוֹתָ֔ם

and 1,760 of their relatives, the heads of their families, able men for the work of the service of the house of God.
1 Chronicles 9:19 אָבִ֣יווַאֲבֹֽתֵיהֶם֙

Shallum son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his relatives from the Korahites were assigned to guard the thresholds of the Tent, just as their fathers had been assigned to guard the entrance to the dwelling of the LORD.
1 Chronicles 9:33 אָב֧וֹת

Those who were musicians, the heads of Levite families, stayed in the temple chambers and were exempt from other duties because they were on duty day and night.
1 Chronicles 9:34 הָאָב֧וֹת

All these were heads of Levite families, chiefs according to their genealogies, and they lived in Jerusalem.
1 Chronicles 9:35 אֲבִֽי־

Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maacah.
1 Chronicles 12:17 אֲבוֹתֵ֖ינוּ

And David went out to meet them, saying, “If you have come to me in peace to help me, my heart will be united with you; but if you have come to betray me to my enemies when my hands are free of violence, may the God of our fathers see it and judge you.”
1 Chronicles 12:28 אָבִ֥יו

and Zadok, a mighty young man of valor, with 22 commanders from his own family.
1 Chronicles 12:30 אֲבוֹתָֽם׃ס

From Ephraim: 20,800 mighty men of valor, famous among their own clans.
1 Chronicles 15:12 הָאָב֖וֹת

And he said to them, “You are the heads of the Levitical families. You and your relatives must consecrate yourselves so that you may bring the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, to the place I have prepared for it.
1 Chronicles 17:11 אֲבֹתֶ֔יךָ

And when your days are fulfilled and you go to be with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom.
1 Chronicles 17:13 לְאָ֔ב

I will be his Father, and he will be My son. And I will never remove My loving devotion from him as I removed it from your predecessor.
1 Chronicles 19:2 אָבִ֤יואָבִ֑יו

And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent messengers to console Hanun concerning his father. But when David’s servants arrived in the land of the Ammonites to console him,
1 Chronicles 19:3 אָבִ֙יךָ֙

the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Have not his servants come to you to explore the land, spy it out, and overthrow it?”