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H1 · אָב

ʼâb

Primary-Source Attested

Strong’s definition

father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

KJV gloss list in the source

chief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.

Source pronunciation notation: awb

Derivation recorded by Strong

a primitive word;

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