`his father`
אֲבִיָּהStrong’s H0029aviyyah (a-viy-yah)
Appears in 25 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Aviyyah is the Hebrew word usually translated “abijah”. It appears in 25 verses of the Old Testament.
“Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beersheba.”
Meaning
- A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.8.2
- King of Judah, son and successor of Rehoboam
- Second son of Samuel
- Son of Jeroboam the first, king of Israel
- Son of Becher, a Benjamite
- Head of a priestly house (one of the 24 Levite groups)
- Head of a priestly house (after the exile)
- Wife of Hezron
- Mother of Hezekiah (cf H021)
- King of Judah, son and successor of Rehoboam
- Second son of Samuel
- Son of Jeroboam the first, king of Israel
- Son of Becher, a Benjamite
- King of Judah, son and successor of Rehoboam
- Second son of Samuel
- Son of Jeroboam the first, king of Israel
- Son of Becher, a Benjamite
- Head of a priestly house (one of the 24 Levite groups)
- Head of a priestly house (after the exile)
- Wife of Hezron
- Mother of Hezekiah (cf H021)
- King of Judah, son and successor of Rehoboam
- Second son of Samuel
- Son of Jeroboam the first, king of Israel
- Son of Becher, a Benjamite
- Head of a priestly house (one of the 24 Levite groups)
- Head of a priestly house (after the exile)
- King of Judah, son and successor of Rehoboam
- Second son of Samuel
- Son of Jeroboam the first, king of Israel
- Son of Becher, a Benjamite
- Head of a priestly house (one of the 24 Levite groups)
- Head of a priestly house (after the exile)
- Wife of Hezron
- Mother of Hezekiah (cf H021)
- King of Judah, son and successor of Rehoboam
- Second son of Samuel
- Son of Jeroboam the first, king of Israel
- Son of Becher, a Benjamite
- Head of a priestly house (one of the 24 Levite groups)
- Head of a priestly house (after the exile)
- Wife of Hezron
- Mother of Hezekiah (cf H021)
How it's translated
- abijah 21
- and abijah 2
- to abijah 1
- of abijah 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Chronicles 15
- 1 Chronicles 5
- Nehemiah 3
- 1 Samuel 1
- 1 Kings 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Kings 14:1At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick.
- 1 Chronicles 2:24And after that Hezron was dead in Calebephratah, then Abiah Hezron’s wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa.
- 1 Chronicles 3:10And Solomon’s son was Rehoboam, Abia his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,
- 1 Chronicles 6:28And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn Vashni, and Abiah.
- 1 Chronicles 7:8And the sons of Becher; Zemira, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jerimoth, and Abiah, and Anathoth, and Alameth. All these are the sons of Becher.
- 1 Chronicles 24:10The seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,
Hebrew dictionary
אֲבִיָּה aviyyah · Abijah
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.8.2; son of: Samuel (H8050); brother of: Joel (H3100) § Abia or Abiah or Abijah = "Jehovah is (my) father" second son of Samuel
אֲבִיָּה aviyyah · Abijah
A man of the Kingdom of Israel, living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ki.14.1; son of: Jeroboam (H3379); brother of: Nadab (H5070H) § 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 H021)
אֲבִיָּ֫הוּ, אֲבִיָּה aviyyah · Abijah
A king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.14.31; son of: Rehoboam (H7346) and Maacah (H4601K); brother of: Attai (H6262I), Ziza (H2124H) and Shelomith (H8019); father of: Asa (H0609); half-brother of: Jeush (H3266K), Shemariah (H8114H) and Zaham (H2093); also called Abijam (KJV: Abia) at 1Ki.14.31; 15.1,7,8; § 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 …
אֲבִיָּה aviyyah · `his father`
A womanof the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.2.24; married to Hezron (H2696H); mother of: Ashhur (H0806); also translated "his father" (NIV: Abijah); § 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 H021)
אֲבִיָּה aviyyah · Abijah
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.8; son of: Becher (H1071); brother of: Zemirah (H2160), Joash (H3135), Eliezer (H0461I), Elioenai (H0454I), Omri (H6018H), Jeremoth (H3406H), Anathoth (H6068H) and Alemeth (H5964H) § 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) …
אֲבִיָּה aviyyah · Abijah
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.24.10 Also named: Abia (Ἀβιά "Abijah" G0007H) § 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 H021)
אֲבִיָּה aviyyah · Abijah
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Neh.10.7 § 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 H021)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.