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HebrewH0054Proper Noun (Masculine)

אֶבְיָתָר

ev.ya.tar

27Occurrences
H0054Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Ebjathar, an Israelite

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

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
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

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

אֶבְיָתָר appears 27 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

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

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 15:11BSB

David summoned the priests Zadok and Abiathar and the Levites Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.

1 Kings 1:19BSB

And he has sacrificed an abundance of oxen, fattened calves, and sheep, and has invited all the other sons of the king, as well as Abiathar the priest and Joab the commander of the army. But he did not invite your servant Solomon.

1 Kings 2:27BSB

So Solomon banished Abiathar from the priesthood of the LORD and thus fulfilled the word that the LORD had spoken at Shiloh against the house of Eli.

1 Samuel 22:22BSB

Then David said to Abiathar, “I knew that Doeg the Edomite was there that day, and that he was sure to tell Saul. I myself am responsible for the lives of everyone in your father’s house.

2 Samuel 15:27BSB

The king also said to Zadok the priest, “Are you not a seer? Return to the city in peace—you with your son Ahimaaz, and Abiathar with his son Jonathan.

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