אֶבְיָתָר

ev.ya.tarProper Noun (Masculine)H0054

Abiathar

From: contracted from H1 (אָב) and H3498 (יָתַר); father of abundance (i.e. liberal);

Short Definition

Ebjathar, an Israelite

Full Lexicon Entry

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at ; 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

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

27 times

Appears 27 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

1 Kings
9
2 Samuel
8
1 Samuel
6
1 Chronicles
4

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 15:11
  • 1 Kings 1:19
  • 1 Kings 2:27
  • 1 Samuel 22:22
  • 2 Samuel 15:27

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.