- Original: אב
- Transliteration: 'ab
- Phonetic: awb
- Definition: 
1. father of an individual 
2. of God as father of his people 
3. head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan 
4. ancestor 
a. grandfather, forefathers -- of person 
b. of people 
5. originator or patron of a class, profession, or art 
6. of producer, generator (fig.) 
7. of benevolence and protection (fig.) 
8. term of respect and honour 
9. ruler or chief (spec.) 
- Origin: a root
- TWOT entry: 4a
- Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine 
- Strong's: A primitive word;
father in a literal and immediate or figurative and remote application: - chief (fore-) father ([-less]) X patrimony principal. Compare names in Abi- 
Total KJV Occurrences: 1214 
 • chief, 2
 
Numbers 25:14; 
Numbers 25:15 
 
 • families, 2
 
2 Chronicles 35:5; 
2 Chronicles 35:12 
 
 • father, 709
 
Genesis 2:24; 
Genesis 4:20; 
Genesis 4:21; 
Genesis 9:18; 
Genesis 9:22(2); 
Genesis 9:23(2); 
Genesis 10:21; 
Genesis 11:28; 
Genesis 11:29(2); 
Genesis 17:4; 
Genesis 17:5; 
Genesis 19:31; 
Genesis 19:32(2); 
Genesis 19:33(2); 
Genesis 19:34(2); 
Genesis 19:35; 
Genesis 19:36; 
Genesis 19:37; 
Genesis 19:38; 
Genesis 20:12; 
Genesis 22:7(2); 
Genesis 22:21; 
Genesis 24:23; 
Genesis 24:38; 
Genesis 26:3; 
Genesis 26:15(2); 
Genesis 26:18(2); 
Genesis 26:24; 
Genesis 27:6; 
Genesis 27:9; 
Genesis 27:10; 
Genesis 27:12; 
Genesis 27:14; 
Genesis 27:18(2); 
Genesis 27:19; 
Genesis 27:22; 
Genesis 27:26; 
Genesis 27:30; 
Genesis 27:31(3); 
Genesis 27:32; 
Genesis 27:34(3); 
Genesis 27:38(3); 
Genesis 27:39; 
Genesis 27:41(2); 
Genesis 28:2; 
Genesis 28:7; 
Genesis 28:8; 
Genesis 28:13; 
Genesis 28:21; 
Genesis 29:9; 
Genesis 29:12(2); 
Genesis 31:1(2); 
Genesis 31:5(2); 
Genesis 31:6; 
Genesis 31:7; 
Genesis 31:9; 
Genesis 31:14; 
Genesis 31:16; 
Genesis 31:18; 
Genesis 31:19; 
Genesis 31:29; 
Genesis 31:30; 
Genesis 31:35; 
Genesis 31:42; 
Genesis 31:53(2); 
Genesis 32:9(2); 
Genesis 33:19; 
Genesis 34:4; 
Genesis 34:6; 
Genesis 34:11; 
Genesis 34:13; 
Genesis 34:19; 
Genesis 35:18; 
Genesis 35:22; 
Genesis 35:27; 
Genesis 36:9; 
Genesis 36:24; 
Genesis 36:43; 
Genesis 37:1; 
Genesis 37:2(2); 
Genesis 37:4; 
Genesis 37:10(2); 
Genesis 37:11; 
Genesis 37:12; 
Genesis 37:22; 
Genesis 37:32; 
Genesis 37:35; 
Genesis 38:11(2); 
Genesis 41:51; 
Genesis 42:13; 
Genesis 42:29; 
Genesis 42:32(2); 
Genesis 42:35; 
Genesis 42:36; 
Genesis 42:37; 
Genesis 43:2; 
Genesis 43:7; 
Genesis 43:8; 
Genesis 43:11; 
Genesis 43:23; 
Genesis 43:27; 
Genesis 43:28; 
Genesis 44:17; 
Genesis 44:19; 
Genesis 44:20(2); 
Genesis 44:22(2); 
Genesis 44:24; 
Genesis 44:25; 
Genesis 44:27; 
Genesis 44:30; 
Genesis 44:31; 
Genesis 44:32(2); 
Genesis 44:34(2); 
Genesis 45:3; 
Genesis 45:8; 
Genesis 45:9; 
Genesis 45:13(2); 
Genesis 45:18; 
Genesis 45:19; 
Genesis 45:23(2); 
Genesis 45:25; 
Genesis 45:27; 
Genesis 46:1; 
Genesis 46:3; 
Genesis 46:5; 
Genesis 46:29; 
Genesis 46:31(2); 
Genesis 47:1; 
Genesis 47:5; 
Genesis 47:6; 
Genesis 47:7; 
Genesis 47:11; 
Genesis 47:12(2); 
Genesis 48:1; 
Genesis 48:9; 
Genesis 48:17(2); 
Genesis 48:18(2); 
Genesis 48:19; 
Genesis 49:2; 
Genesis 49:4; 
Genesis 49:8; 
Genesis 49:25; 
Genesis 49:26; 
Genesis 49:28; 
Genesis 50:1; 
Genesis 50:2; 
Genesis 50:5(2); 
Genesis 50:6; 
Genesis 50:7; 
Genesis 50:8; 
Genesis 50:10; 
Genesis 50:14(2); 
Genesis 50:15; 
Genesis 50:16; 
Genesis 50:17; 
Genesis 50:22; 
Exodus 2:16; 
Exodus 2:18; 
Exodus 3:6; 
Exodus 15:2; 
Exodus 18:4; 
Exodus 20:12; 
Exodus 21:15; 
Exodus 21:17; 
Exodus 22:17; 
Exodus 40:15; 
Leviticus 18:7; 
Leviticus 18:8(2); 
Leviticus 18:9; 
Leviticus 18:11(2); 
Leviticus 18:12(2); 
Leviticus 18:14; 
Leviticus 19:3; 
Leviticus 20:9(2); 
Leviticus 20:11(2); 
Leviticus 20:17; 
Leviticus 20:19; 
Leviticus 21:2; 
Leviticus 21:9; 
Leviticus 21:11; 
Leviticus 22:13; 
Numbers 2:2; 
Numbers 3:4; 
Numbers 3:24; 
Numbers 3:30; 
Numbers 3:35; 
Numbers 6:7; 
Numbers 12:14; 
Numbers 18:1; 
Numbers 18:2; 
Numbers 27:3; 
Numbers 27:4(2); 
Numbers 27:7(2); 
Numbers 27:10; 
Numbers 27:11; 
Numbers 30:3; 
Numbers 30:4(2); 
Numbers 30:5(2); 
Numbers 30:16(2); 
Numbers 36:6; 
Numbers 36:8; 
Numbers 36:12; 
Deuteronomy 5:16; 
Deuteronomy 21:13; 
Deuteronomy 21:18; 
Deuteronomy 21:19; 
Deuteronomy 22:15; 
Deuteronomy 22:16; 
Deuteronomy 22:19; 
Deuteronomy 22:21(2); 
Deuteronomy 22:29; 
Deuteronomy 22:30(2); 
Deuteronomy 26:5; 
Deuteronomy 27:16; 
Deuteronomy 27:20(2); 
Deuteronomy 27:22; 
Deuteronomy 32:6; 
Deuteronomy 32:7; 
Deuteronomy 33:9; 
Joshua 2:12; 
Joshua 2:13; 
Joshua 2:18(2); 
Joshua 6:23; 
Joshua 6:25; 
Joshua 15:13; 
Joshua 15:18; 
Joshua 17:1; 
Joshua 17:4; 
Joshua 19:47; 
Joshua 21:11; 
Joshua 24:2(2); 
Joshua 24:3; 
Joshua 24:32; 
Judges 1:14; 
Judges 6:15; 
Judges 6:25(2); 
Judges 6:27; 
Judges 8:32; 
Judges 9:1; 
Judges 9:5; 
Judges 9:17; 
Judges 9:18; 
Judges 9:28; 
Judges 9:56; 
Judges 11:2; 
Judges 11:7; 
Judges 11:36; 
Judges 11:37; 
Judges 11:39; 
Judges 14:2; 
Judges 14:3(2); 
Judges 14:4; 
Judges 14:5; 
Judges 14:6; 
Judges 14:9; 
Judges 14:10; 
Judges 14:15; 
Judges 14:16; 
Judges 14:19; 
Judges 15:1; 
Judges 15:2; 
Judges 15:6; 
Judges 16:31(2); 
Judges 17:10; 
Judges 18:19; 
Judges 18:29; 
Judges 19:2; 
Judges 19:3(2); 
Judges 19:4; 
Judges 19:5; 
Judges 19:6; 
Judges 19:8; 
Judges 19:9; 
Ruth 2:11; 
Ruth 4:17(2); 
1 Samuel 2:25; 
1 Samuel 2:27; 
1 Samuel 2:28; 
1 Samuel 2:30; 
1 Samuel 2:31; 
1 Samuel 9:3; 
1 Samuel 9:5; 
1 Samuel 9:20; 
1 Samuel 10:2; 
1 Samuel 10:12; 
1 Samuel 14:1; 
1 Samuel 14:27; 
1 Samuel 14:28; 
1 Samuel 14:29; 
1 Samuel 14:51(2); 
1 Samuel 17:15; 
1 Samuel 17:25; 
1 Samuel 17:34; 
1 Samuel 18:2; 
1 Samuel 18:18; 
1 Samuel 19:2; 
1 Samuel 19:3(2); 
1 Samuel 19:4; 
1 Samuel 20:1; 
1 Samuel 20:2(2); 
1 Samuel 20:3; 
1 Samuel 20:6; 
1 Samuel 20:8; 
1 Samuel 20:9; 
1 Samuel 20:10; 
1 Samuel 20:12; 
1 Samuel 20:13(2); 
1 Samuel 20:32; 
1 Samuel 20:33; 
1 Samuel 20:34; 
1 Samuel 22:1; 
1 Samuel 22:3; 
1 Samuel 22:11; 
1 Samuel 22:15; 
1 Samuel 22:16; 
1 Samuel 22:22; 
1 Samuel 23:17(2); 
1 Samuel 24:11; 
2 Samuel 2:32; 
2 Samuel 3:7; 
2 Samuel 3:8; 
2 Samuel 3:29; 
2 Samuel 6:21; 
2 Samuel 7:14; 
2 Samuel 9:7(2); 
2 Samuel 10:2(2); 
2 Samuel 10:3; 
2 Samuel 13:5; 
2 Samuel 14:9; 
2 Samuel 15:34; 
2 Samuel 16:3; 
2 Samuel 16:19; 
2 Samuel 16:21(2); 
2 Samuel 16:22; 
2 Samuel 17:8(2); 
2 Samuel 17:10; 
2 Samuel 17:23; 
2 Samuel 19:28; 
2 Samuel 19:37; 
2 Samuel 21:14; 
2 Samuel 24:17; 
1 Kings 1:6; 
1 Kings 2:12; 
1 Kings 2:24; 
1 Kings 2:26(2); 
1 Kings 2:31; 
1 Kings 2:32; 
1 Kings 2:44; 
1 Kings 3:3; 
1 Kings 3:6; 
1 Kings 3:7; 
1 Kings 3:14; 
1 Kings 5:1; 
1 Kings 5:3; 
1 Kings 5:5; 
1 Kings 6:12; 
1 Kings 7:14; 
1 Kings 7:51; 
1 Kings 8:15; 
1 Kings 8:17; 
1 Kings 8:18; 
1 Kings 8:20; 
1 Kings 8:24; 
1 Kings 8:25; 
1 Kings 8:26; 
1 Kings 9:4; 
1 Kings 9:5; 
1 Kings 11:4; 
1 Kings 11:6; 
1 Kings 11:27; 
1 Kings 11:33; 
1 Kings 11:43; 
1 Kings 12:4(2); 
1 Kings 12:6; 
1 Kings 12:9; 
1 Kings 12:10(2); 
1 Kings 12:11(2); 
1 Kings 12:14(2); 
1 Kings 13:11; 
1 Kings 13:12; 
1 Kings 15:3(2); 
1 Kings 15:11; 
1 Kings 15:15; 
1 Kings 15:19(2); 
1 Kings 15:24; 
1 Kings 15:26; 
1 Kings 18:18; 
1 Kings 19:20; 
1 Kings 20:34(3); 
1 Kings 22:43; 
1 Kings 22:46; 
1 Kings 22:50