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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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
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 son of Ahimelek son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped and fled to join David.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 22:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:21 - He 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, “That day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, I knew he would be sure to tell Saul. I am responsible for the death of your whole family.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 23:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:6 - (Now Abiathar son of Ahimelek had brought the ephod down with him when he fled to David at Keilah.)

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 23:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:9 - When David learned that Saul was plotting against him, he said to 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 Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelek, “Bring me the ephod.” Abiathar brought it to him,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 8:17

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:24 - Zadok was there, too, and all the Levites who were with him were carrying the ark of the covenant of God. They set down the ark of God, and 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 also said to Zadok the priest, “Do you understand? Go back to the city with my blessing. Take your son Ahimaaz with you, and also Abiathar’s son Jonathan. You and Abiathar return with your two sons.

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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 stayed there.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:35

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:35 - Won’t the priests Zadok and Abiathar be there with you? Tell them anything you hear in the king’s palace.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:36

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:36 - Their two sons, Ahimaaz son of Zadok and Jonathan son of Abiathar, are there with them. Send them to me with anything you hear.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:15 - Hushai told Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, “Ahithophel has advised Absalom and the elders of Israel to do such and such, but I have advised them to do so and so.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 19:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:11 - King David sent this message to Zadok and Abiathar, the priests: “Ask the elders of Judah, ‘Why should you be the last to bring the king back to his palace, since what is being said throughout Israel has reached the king at his quarters?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:25 - Sheva was secretary; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:7 - Adonijah conferred with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, and they gave him their support.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:19 - He has sacrificed great numbers of cattle, fattened calves, 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 Solomon your servant.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:25 - Today he has gone down and sacrificed great numbers of cattle, fattened calves, and sheep. He has invited all the king’s sons, the commanders of the army and Abiathar the priest. Right now they are eating and drinking with him and saying, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:42

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:42 - Even as he was speaking, Jonathan son of Abiathar the priest arrived. Adonijah said, “Come in. A worthy 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 do you request Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? You might as well request the kingdom for him—after all, he is my older brother—yes, for him and for Abiathar the priest and Joab son of Zeruiah!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:26 - To Abiathar the priest the king said, “Go back to your fields in Anathoth. You deserve to die, but I will not put you to death now, because you carried the ark of the Sovereign LORD before my father David and shared all my father’s hardships.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:27 - So Solomon removed Abiathar from the priesthood of the LORD, fulfilling the word the LORD had spoken at Shiloh about the house of Eli.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:35

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:35 - The king put Benaiah son of Jehoiada over the army in Joab’s position and replaced Abiathar with Zadok the priest.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 4:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:4 - Benaiah son of Jehoiada—commander in chief; Zadok and Abiathar—priests;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 15:11

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 18:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:16 - Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelek[fn] son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was secretary;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 24:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 24:6 - The scribe Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, recorded their names in the presence of the king and of the officials: Zadok the priest, Ahimelek son of Abiathar and the heads of families of the priests and of the Levites—one family being taken from Eleazar and then one 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 commander of the royal army.
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