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Lexicon :: Strong's H54 - 'eḇyāṯār

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אֶבְיָתָר
Transliteration
'eḇyāṯār
Pronunciation
ab-yaw-thawr'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Contracted from אָב (H1) and יָתַר (H3498)
Strong’s Definitions

אֶבְיָתָר ʼEbyâthâr, ab-yaw-thawr'; contracted from H1 and H3498; father of abundance (i.e. liberal); Ebjathar, an Israelite:—Abiathar.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 30x

The KJV translates Strong's H54 in the following manner: Abiathar (30x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 30x
The KJV translates Strong's H54 in the following manner: Abiathar (30x).

  1. Abiathar = "my father is great"

    1. priest, son of Ahitub (Ahimelech), faithful to David, but later rebelled with Adonijah

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֶבְיָתָר ʼEbyâthâr, ab-yaw-thawr'; contracted from H1 and H3498; father of abundance (i.e. liberal); Ebjathar, an Israelite:—Abiathar.
STRONGS H54: Abbreviations
אֶבְיָתָר proper name, masculine (the Great One is father (?) so BäRel. 156, compare Sabean ותר) a priest, son of Ahimelech 1 Samuel 22:20, 21, 22; 1 Samuel 23:6, 9; 1 Samuel 30:7 (twice in verse); 2 Samuel 8:17 (read בן־אחמלך אב׳ so Syriac Version We Dr) + 22 times 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 1 Chronicles.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

22:20; 22:21; 22:22; 23:6; 23:9; 30:7

2 Samuel

8:17

H54

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H54 matches the Hebrew אֶבְיָתָר ('eḇyāṯār),
which occurs 30 times in 28 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 22:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:20 - But one of the sons of Ahimelech son of Ahitub escaped and fled to David. His name was Abiathar.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 22:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:21 - Abiathar told David that Saul had killed the priests of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 22:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:22 - Then David said to Abiathar, "I knew that day when Doeg the Edomite was there that he would certainly tell Saul! I am guilty of all the deaths in your father's house!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 23:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:6 - Now when Abiathar son of Ahimelech had fled to David at Keilah, he had brought with him an ephod.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 23:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:9 - When David realized that Saul was planning to harm him, he told Abiathar the priest, "Bring the ephod!"

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 30:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:7 - Then David said to the priest Abiathar son of Ahimelech, "Bring me the ephod." So Abiathar brought the ephod to David.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 8:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:17 - Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was scribe;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:24 - Zadok and all the Levites who were with him were carrying the ark of the covenant of God. When they positioned the ark of God, Abiathar offered sacrifices until all the people had finished leaving the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:27 - The king said to Zadok the priest, "Are you a seer? Go back to the city in peace! Your son Ahimaaz and Abiathar's son Jonathan may go with you and Abiathar.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:29

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:29 - So Zadok and Abiathar took the ark of God back to Jerusalem and remained there.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:35

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:35 - Zadok and Abiathar the priests will be there with you. Everything you hear in the king's palace you must tell Zadok and Abiathar the priests.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:36

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:36 - Furthermore, their two sons are there with them, Zadok's son Ahimaaz and Abiathar's son Jonathan. You must send them to me with any information you hear."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:15 - Then Hushai reported to Zadok and Abiathar the priests, "Here is what Ahithophel has advised Absalom and the leaders of Israel to do, and here is what I have advised.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 19:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:11 - Then King David sent a message to Zadok and Abiathar the priests saying, "Tell the elders of Judah, 'Why should you delay any further in bringing the king back to his palace, when everything Israel is saying has come to the king's attention.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:25 - Sheva was the scribe, and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:7 - He collaborated with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, and they supported him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:19 - He has sacrificed many cattle, steers, and sheep and has invited all the king's sons, Abiathar the priest, and Joab, the commander of the army, but he has not invited your servant Solomon.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:25 - For today he has gone down and sacrificed many cattle, steers, and sheep and has invited all the king's sons, the army commanders, and Abiathar the priest. At this moment they are having a feast in his presence, and they have declared, 'Long live King Adonijah!'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:42

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:42 - As he was still speaking, Jonathan son of Abiathar the priest arrived. Adonijah said, "Come in, for an important man like you must be bringing good news."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:22 - King Solomon answered his mother, "Why just request Abishag the Shunammite for him? Since he is my older brother, you should also request the kingdom for him, for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab son of Zeruiah!"

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:26 - The king then told Abiathar the priest, "Go back to your property in Anathoth. You deserve to die, but today I will not kill you because you did carry the ark of the sovereign LORD before my father David and you suffered with my father through all his difficult times."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:27 - Solomon dismissed Abiathar from his position as priest of the LORD, fulfilling the decree of judgment the LORD made in Shiloh against the family of Eli.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:35

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:35 - The king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada to take his place at the head of the army, and the king appointed Zadok the priest to take Abiathar's place.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 4:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:4 - Benaiah son of Jehoiada was commander of the army. Zadok and Abiathar were priests.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 15:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:11 - David summoned the priests Zadok and Abiathar, along with the Levites Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 18:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:16 - Zadok son of Ahitub and Abimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was scribe;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 24:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 24:6 - The scribe Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, wrote down their names before the king, the officials, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the leaders of the priestly and Levite families. One family was drawn by lot from Eleazar, and then the next from Ithamar.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 27:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:34 - Ahithophel was succeeded by Jehoiada son of Benaiah and by Abiathar. Joab was the commanding general of the king's army.
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