Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
father
Usage: father Aramaic of av (אָב "father" H0001)
Strong's Number
H2
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
7
Books
2
Strong's H2 Quick Answer
Strong's H2 אַב (ab) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. ab (ab) n-m. 1. father [(Aramaic) corresponding to H1] It has 7 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include father and fathers. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- ab (ab) n-m. 1. father [(Aramaic) corresponding to H1]
- Usage
- 7 linked usages
- Books
- 2 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- father and fathers
Meaning and Definition
ab (ab) n-m. 1. father [(Aramaic) corresponding to H1] Root(s): H1
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H2 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render ab, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
father
Daniel 5:2
4×
fathers
Ezra 4:15
3×
How Strong's H2 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 7 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H2 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H2 in the Old Testament
7 indexed usages in Old Testament.
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.
But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven unto wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Babylon.
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.
Usage Excerpts
First 7 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2.
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.
But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven unto wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Babylon.
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.
Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein.
There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;
Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king spake and said unto Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, which art of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Jewry?
O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2, grouped by book.
Daniel 5 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H2 FAQ
What does ab (אַב) mean?
Ab (Strong's H2) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "father". ab (ab) n-m. 1. father [(Aramaic) corresponding to H1]
How many times is ab (אַב) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 7 linked usages for Strong's H2 across 2 books.
Where can I study ab (אַב) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate ab (אַב)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as father and fathers. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.