אַב
av
“father”
Definition
{father}
(Aramaic) corresponding to H1 (אָב)
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
A:N-M
A:N-M
Occurrences
אַב appears 7 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
To You, O God of my fathers,I give thanks and praise,because You have given mewisdom and power.And now You have made known to mewhat we have requested,for You have made known to usthe dream of the king.”
Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar gave orders to bring in the gold and silver vessels that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king could drink from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.
There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the days of your father he was found to have insight, intelligence, and wisdom like that of the gods.Your father, King Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him chief of the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and diviners. Your own father, the king,
So Daniel was brought before the king, who asked him, “Are you Daniel, one of the exiles my father the king brought from Judah?
As for you, O king, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty and greatness, glory and honor.
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