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Lexicon :: Strong's H29 - 'ăḇîâ

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אֲבִיָה
Transliteration
'ăḇîâ
Pronunciation
ab-ee-yaw'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

אֲבִיָּה ʼĂbîyâh, ab-ee-yaw'; or prolonged
אֲבִיָּהוּ ʼĂbîyâhûw, from H1 and H3050; father (i.e. worshipper) of Jah; Abijah, the name of several Israelite men and two Israelitesses:—Abiah, Abijah.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x

The KJV translates Strong's H29 in the following manner: Abijah (20x), Abiah (4x), Abia (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x
The KJV translates Strong's H29 in the following manner: Abijah (20x), Abiah (4x), Abia (1x).

  1. Abia or Abiah or Abijah = "Jehovah is (my) father"

    1. king of Judah, son and successor of Rehoboam

    2. second son of Samuel

    3. son of Jeroboam the first, king of Israel

    4. son of Becher, a Benjamite

    5. head of a priestly house (one of the 24 Levite groups)

    6. head of a priestly house (after the exile)

    7. wife of Hezron

    8. mother of Hezekiah (cf H21)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֲבִיָּה ʼĂbîyâh, ab-ee-yaw'; or prolonged
אֲבִיָּהוּ ʼĂbîyâhûw, from H1 and H3050; father (i.e. worshipper) of Jah; Abijah, the name of several Israelite men and two Israelitesses:—Abiah, Abijah.
STRONGS H29: Abbreviations
† אֲבִיָּ֫הוּ proper name, masculine & feminine (Yah(u) is (my) father) — so † 2 Chronicles 13:20,21 = [אֲבִיָּם H38 1 Kings 14:31; 1 Kings 15:1, 7] (twice in verse); [H38 1 Kings 15:8] (Greek Version of the LXX Ἀβιου, Ἀβια); = אֲבִי [H21 2 Kings 18:2] (Greek Version of the LXX Ἀβου, Ἀβουθ); = אֲבִיָּה 1 Samuel 8:2 22 times —
1. king of Judah, son & successor of Rehoboam [H38 1 Kings 14:31; 1 Kings 15:1, 7] (twice in verse); [H38 1 Kings 15:8]; 1 Chronicles 3:10; 2 Chronicles 11:20, 22; 12:16; 13:1, 2, 3, 4, 15, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22; 2 Chronicles 13:23 [2 Chronicles 14:1].
2. 2nd son of Samuel 1 Samuel 8:2; 1 Chronicles 6:28 [1 Chronicles 6:43].
3. son of Jerob. I 1 Kings 14:1.
4. son of Becher, a Benjamite 1 Chronicles 7:8.
5. head of a priestly house 1 Chronicles 24:10.
6. id. Nehemiah 10:7; Nehemiah 12:4, 17.
7. wife of Hezron 1 Chronicles 2:24.
8. mother of Hezekiah [H21 2 Kings 18:2]; 2 Chronicles 29:1.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

8:2; 8:2

1 Kings

14:1

1 Chronicles

2:24; 3:10; 6:43; 7:8; 24:10

2 Chronicles

11:20; 11:22; 12:16; 13:1; 13:2; 13:3; 13:4; 13:15; 13:17; 13:19; 13:20; 13:20; 13:21; 13:21; 13:22; 14:1; 29:1

Nehemiah

10:7; 12:4; 12:17

H29

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H29 matches the Hebrew אֲבִיָה ('ăḇîâ),
which occurs 25 times in 25 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 8:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:2 - The name of his firstborn was Joel and the name of his second was Abijah, and they served at Beersheba.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 14:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:1 - At that time Abijah son of Jeroboam became ill,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 2:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:24 - After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Abijah the wife of Hezron bore him Ashhur the father[fn] of Tekoa.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 3:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:10 - Solomon’s son was Rehoboam, Abijah his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:28 - The sons of Samuel: Joel[fn] the firstborn and Abijah the second son.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 7:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:8 - The sons of Beker: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Beker.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 24:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 24:10 - the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 11:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:20 - Then he married Maakah daughter of Absalom, who bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza and Shelomith.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 11:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:22 - Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maakah as crown prince among his brothers, in order to make him king.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 12:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:16 - Rehoboam rested with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David. And Abijah his son succeeded him as king.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 13:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:1 - In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam, Abijah became king of Judah,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 13:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:2 - and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Maakah,[fn] a daughter[fn] of Uriel of Gibeah. There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 13:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:3 - Abijah went into battle with an army of four hundred thousand able fighting men, and Jeroboam drew up a battle line against him with eight hundred thousand able troops.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 13:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:4 - Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim, in the hill country of Ephraim, and said, “Jeroboam and all Israel, listen to me!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 13:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:15 - and the men of Judah raised the battle cry. At the sound of their battle cry, God routed Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 13:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:17 - Abijah and his troops inflicted heavy losses on them, so that there were five hundred thousand casualties among Israel’s able men.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 13:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:19 - Abijah pursued Jeroboam and took from him the towns of Bethel, Jeshanah and Ephron, with their surrounding villages.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 13:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:20 - Jeroboam did not regain power during the time of Abijah. And the LORD struck him down and he died.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 13:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:21 - But Abijah grew in strength. He married fourteen wives and had twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 13:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:22 - The other events of Abijah’s reign, what he did and what he said, are written in the annotations of the prophet Iddo.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 14:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:1 - And Abijah rested with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David. Asa his son succeeded him as king, and in his days the country was at peace for ten years.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 29:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:1 - Hezekiah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Abijah daughter of Zechariah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:7 - Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 12:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:4 - Iddo, Ginnethon,[fn] Abijah,

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 12:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:17 - of Abijah’s, Zikri; of Miniamin’s and of Moadiah’s, Piltai;
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