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Strong's H29 אֲבִיָּה (abiah)

Abiah means “Abijah” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G29 — angareuo in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H29
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 25
Books 5

Strong's H29 Quick Answer

Strong's H29 אֲבִיָה אֲבִיָהוּ (Abiyah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Abiyah (ab-ee-yaw') (or prolonged Abiyahuw {ab-ee-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. father (i.e. worshipper) of Jah 2. Abijah, the name of several Israelite men and two Israelitesses It has 25 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include abijah, fathers, name, and father. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Abiyah (ab-ee-yaw') (or prolonged Abiyahuw {ab-ee-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. father (i.e. worshipper) of Jah 2. Abijah, the name of several Israelite men and two Israelitesses
Usage
25 linked usages
Books
5 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
abijah, fathers, name, and father

Meaning and Definition

Abiyah (ab-ee-yaw') (or prolonged Abiyahuw {ab-ee-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. father (i.e. worshipper) of Jah 2. Abijah, the name of several Israelite men and two Israelitesses [from H1 and H3050] KJV: Abiah, Abijah. Root(s): H1, H3050

Original Word
אֲבִיָה אֲבִיָהוּ
Transliteration
Abiyah
Derivation
First root strongs: 1 Second root strongs: 3050
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H29. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Abijah

Usage: 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

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How Strong's H29 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Abiyah, 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.

Abijah 1 Kings 14:1 18× fathers 2 Chronicles 12:16 father 1 Chronicles 2:24 name 1 Samuel 8:2

How Strong's H29 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 25 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H29 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 H29 in the Old Testament

25 indexed usages in Old Testament.

1 Samuel 8:2 KJV

Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beersheba.

1 Kings 14:1 KJV

At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick.

1 Chronicles 2:24 KJV

And after that Hezron was dead in Calebephratah, then Abiah Hezron's wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa.

Usage Excerpts

First 25 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H29.

1 Samuel 8:2 Old Testament, KJV
Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beersheba.
1 Kings 14:1 Old Testament, KJV
At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick.
1 Chronicles 2:24 Old Testament, KJV
And after that Hezron was dead in Calebephratah, then Abiah Hezron's wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa.
1 Chronicles 3:10 Old Testament, KJV
And Solomon's son was Rehoboam, Abia his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,
1 Chronicles 6:28 Old Testament, KJV
And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn Vashni, and Abiah.
1 Chronicles 7:8 Old Testament, KJV
And 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.
2 Chronicles 11:20 Old Testament, KJV
And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; which bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
2 Chronicles 11:22 Old Testament, KJV
And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among his brethren: for he thought to make him king.
2 Chronicles 12:16 Old Testament, KJV
And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.
2 Chronicles 13:1 Old Testament, KJV
Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah.
2 Chronicles 13:2 Old Testament, KJV
He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
2 Chronicles 13:3 Old Testament, KJV
And Abijah set the battle in array with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men: Jeroboam also set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, being mighty men of valour.
2 Chronicles 13:4 Old Testament, KJV
And Abijah stood up upon mount Zemaraim, which is in mount Ephraim, and said, Hear me, thou Jeroboam, and all Israel;
2 Chronicles 13:15 Old Testament, KJV
Then the men of Judah gave a shout: and as the men of Judah shouted, it came to pass, that God smote Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.
2 Chronicles 13:17 Old Testament, KJV
And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
2 Chronicles 13:19 Old Testament, KJV
And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Bethel with the towns thereof, and Jeshanah with the towns thereof, and Ephraim with the towns thereof.
2 Chronicles 13:20 Old Testament, KJV
Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: and the LORD struck him, and he died.
2 Chronicles 13:21 Old Testament, KJV
But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.
2 Chronicles 13:22 Old Testament, KJV
And the rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways, and his sayings, are written in the story of the prophet Iddo.
2 Chronicles 14:1 Old Testament, KJV
So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years.
2 Chronicles 29:1 Old Testament, KJV
Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.
Nehemiah 12:17 Old Testament, KJV
Of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai:

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H29, grouped by book.

1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 5 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 15 usages, Old Testament
Nehemiah 3 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H29 FAQ

What does abiah (אֲבִיָּה) mean?

Abiah (Strong's H29) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Abijah". Abiyah (ab-ee-yaw') (or prolonged Abiyahuw {ab-ee-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. father (i.e. worshipper) of Jah 2. Abijah, the name of several Israelite men and two Israelitesses

How many times is abiah (אֲבִיָּה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 25 linked usages for Strong's H29 across 5 books.

Where can I study abiah (אֲבִיָּה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H29 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate abiah (אֲבִיָּה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as abijah, fathers, name, and father. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.