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Nehemiah 12:17
“Of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai;” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
אֲבִיָּהʼĂbîyâh · ab-ee-yaw'
H29 · Hebrew
H29 · Hebrew
- Definition
- Abijah, the name of several Israelite men and two Israelitesses
- Derivation
- or prolonged אֲבִיָּהוּ ; from H1 (אָב) and H3050 (יָהּ); father (i.e. worshipper) of Jah;
- KJV renderings
- Abiah, Abijah.
- Grammar
- לַ — preposition
- אֲבִיָּ֖ה — proper noun
- Usage
- Occurs 25 times in the Hebrew Bible.1 Samuel 8:21 Kings 14:11 Chronicles 2:241 Chronicles 3:101 Chronicles 6:13
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read אֲבִיָּה here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.