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Strong's H54 אֶבְיָתָר (ebyathar)

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

Same number, other testament: Strong's G54 — hagnotes (“pureness”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H54
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 28
Books 4

Strong's H54 Quick Answer

Strong's H54 אֶביָתָר (Ebyathar) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Ebyathar (ab-yaw-thawr') n/p. 1. father of abundance (i.e. liberal) 2. Ebjathar, an Israelite It has 28 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include abiathar, abundance, father's, abiathar's, and father. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Ebyathar (ab-yaw-thawr') n/p. 1. father of abundance (i.e. liberal) 2. Ebjathar, an Israelite
Usage
28 linked usages
Books
4 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
abiathar, abundance, father's, abiathar's, and father

Meaning and Definition

Ebyathar (ab-yaw-thawr') n/p. 1. father of abundance (i.e. liberal) 2. Ebjathar, an Israelite [contracted from H1 and H3498] KJV: Abiathar. Root(s): H1, H3498

Original Word
אֶביָתָר
Transliteration
Ebyathar
Derivation
Root: יתר First root strongs: 1 Second root strongs: 3498
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H54. 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)

Abiathar

Usage: A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.22.20; son of: Ahimelech (H0288); father of: Ahimelech (H0288I), Jonathan (H3083I) Also named: Abiathar (Ἀβιαθάρ "Abiathar" G0008) § Abiathar = "my father is great" priest, son of Ahitub (Ahimelech), faithful to David, but later rebelled with Adonijah

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How Strong's H54 Is Translated

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

Abiathar 1 Samuel 22:20 22× abundance 1 Kings 1:19 Abiathar's 2 Samuel 15:36 father 1 Kings 2:26 father's 1 Samuel 22:22 fathers 1 Chronicles 24:6

How Strong's H54 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 28 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H54 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 H54 in the Old Testament

28 indexed usages in Old Testament.

1 Samuel 22:20 KJV

And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.

1 Samuel 22:21 KJV

And Abiathar shewed David that Saul had slain the LORD's priests.

1 Samuel 22:22 KJV

And David said unto Abiathar, I knew it that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul: I have occasioned the death of all the persons of thy father's house.

Usage Excerpts

First 28 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H54.

1 Samuel 22:20 Old Testament, KJV
And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.
1 Samuel 22:21 Old Testament, KJV
And Abiathar shewed David that Saul had slain the LORD's priests.
1 Samuel 22:22 Old Testament, KJV
And David said unto Abiathar, I knew it that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul: I have occasioned the death of all the persons of thy father's house.
1 Samuel 23:6 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand.
1 Samuel 23:9 Old Testament, KJV
And David knew that Saul secretly practised mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.
1 Samuel 30:7 Old Testament, KJV
And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's son, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David.
2 Samuel 8:17 Old Testament, KJV
And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe;
2 Samuel 15:24 Old Testament, KJV
And lo Zadok also, and all the Levites were with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God: and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar went up, until all the people had done passing out of the city.
2 Samuel 15:27 Old Testament, KJV
The king said also unto Zadok the priest, Art not thou a seer? return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.
2 Samuel 15:29 Old Testament, KJV
Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem: and they tarried there.
2 Samuel 15:35 Old Testament, KJV
And hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests? therefore it shall be, that what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the king's house, thou shalt tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.
2 Samuel 15:36 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, they have there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz Zadok's son, and Jonathan Abiathar's son; and by them ye shall send unto me every thing that ye can hear.
2 Samuel 17:15 Old Testament, KJV
Then said Hushai unto Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, Thus and thus did Ahithophel counsel Absalom and the elders of Israel; and thus and thus have I counselled.
2 Samuel 19:11 Old Testament, KJV
And king David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak unto the elders of Judah, saying, Why are ye the last to bring the king back to his house? seeing the speech of all Israel is come to the king, even to his house.
2 Samuel 20:25 Old Testament, KJV
And Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:
1 Kings 1:7 Old Testament, KJV
And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him.
1 Kings 1:19 Old Testament, KJV
And he hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the host: but Solomon thy servant hath he not called.
1 Kings 1:25 Old Testament, KJV
For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king's sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, God save king Adonijah.
1 Kings 1:42 Old Testament, KJV
And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came; and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou art a valiant man, and bringest good tidings.
1 Kings 2:22 Old Testament, KJV
And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.
1 Kings 2:26 Old Testament, KJV
And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the LORD God before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted.
1 Kings 2:27 Old Testament, KJV
So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto the LORD; that he might fulfil the word of the LORD, which he spake concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.
1 Kings 2:35 Old Testament, KJV
And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host: and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar.
1 Kings 4:4 Old Testament, KJV
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:
1 Chronicles 15:11 Old Testament, KJV
And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,
1 Chronicles 18:16 Old Testament, KJV
And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe;
1 Chronicles 24:6 Old Testament, KJV
And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.
1 Chronicles 27:34 Old Testament, KJV
And after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar: and the general of the king's army was Joab.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H54, grouped by book.

1 Samuel 6 usages, Old Testament
2 Samuel 9 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 9 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 4 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H54 FAQ

What does ebyathar (אֶבְיָתָר) mean?

Ebyathar (Strong's H54) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Abiathar". Ebyathar (ab-yaw-thawr') n/p. 1. father of abundance (i.e. liberal) 2. Ebjathar, an Israelite

How many times is ebyathar (אֶבְיָתָר) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 28 linked usages for Strong's H54 across 4 books.

Where can I study ebyathar (אֶבְיָתָר) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H54 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate ebyathar (אֶבְיָתָר)?

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