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Abijah; theophoric name meaning 'Yah(u) is my father,' borne by kings, priests, and other biblical figures
Abijah (אֲבִיָּה / אֲבִיָּהוּ) is a theophoric name meaning 'Yah is my father,' carried by at least eight distinct individuals in the Hebrew Bible. The most prominent is the son and successor of Rehoboam who reigned briefly over Judah (2 Chr 13), also called Abijam in Kings (1 Kgs 14:31; 15:1). Others include Samuel's wayward second son (1 Sam 8:2), a head of a priestly division (1 Chr 24:10, the same course to which Zechariah of Luke 1:5 belonged), and the mother of Hezekiah (2 Kgs 18:2). The name testifies to parental faith in God's fatherly care.
Senses
1. Abijah (proper name) — A Hebrew proper name (אֲבִיָּה / אֲבִיָּהוּ) meaning 'Yah(u) is my father,' shared by several biblical persons. Chief among them is king Abijah of Judah, Rehoboam's successor (2 Chr 13:1–22), whose name also appears as Abijam (1 Kgs 15:1). The priestly course of Abijah (1 Chr 24:10) endured into Second Temple times — Luke identifies Zechariah as belonging to it (Luke 1:5). Translations transliterate consistently: Spanish 'Abías,' French 'Abija,' German 'Abia.' 25×
AR["أَبِيَّا", "أَبِيَّة", "أَبِيَّةُ", "أَبِيّا", "لِأَبِيَّا"]·ben["অবিয়", "অবিয়া", "অবিয়ের", "অবীয়", "অবীয়কে", "অবীয়া", "অবীয়ার-জন্য"]·DE["Abia", "[אביה]", "zu-Abia"]·EN["Abijah", "Aviyah", "for-Aviyah"]·FR["Abija", "zu-Abija"]·heb["אביה", "אביהו", "ל-אביה"]·HI["अबिय्याह", "अबीया", "अबीया-के-लिए", "अबीया-ने", "अबीयाह-को", "किया", "किया-अबीया"]·ID["Abia", "Abiya", "anak-", "bagi-Abia", "dan-Ziza"]·IT["Abiia", "a-Abiia"]·jav["Abiya", "dhateng-Abiya"]·KO["아비야", "아비야-가", "아비야-와", "아비야-의", "아비야가", "아비야는", "아비야후-가", "아비야후-의", "에게-아비야"]·PT["Abiyahu", "Abiyá", "Aviyah", "Aviyyah", "para-Aviyyah"]·RU["Авийе", "Авийей", "Авийи", "Авийю", "Авийя", "Авийяху", "Авия"]·ES["Abiya", "Abías", "Aviyah", "Aviyahu", "para-Abiya"]·SW["Abiya", "kwa-Abiya"]·TR["Aviya", "Aviya'ya", "Aviya'yı", "Aviyah", "Aviyah'nın"]·urd["ابیاہ", "ابیاہ-کے-لیے", "ابیّاہ", "ابیّاہ-نے", "ابیّاہ-کی", "ابیّاہ-کے", "ابیّہ", "ابیہ"]
1 Sam 8:2, 1 Kgs 14:1, 1 Chr 2:24, 1 Chr 3:10, 1 Chr 6:28, 1 Chr 7:8, 1 Chr 24:10, 2 Chr 11:20, 2 Chr 11:22, 2 Chr 12:16, 2 Chr 13:1, 2 Chr 13:2 (+13 more)
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† אֲבִיָּ֫הוּ n.pr.m. & f. (Yah(u) is (my) father)—so †2 Ch 13:20, 21 = אֲבִיָּם †1 K 14:31; 15:1, 7(×2), 8 (𝔊 Ἀβιου, Ἀβια); = אֲבִי †2 K 18:2 (𝔊 Ἀβου, Ἀβουθ); = אֲבִיָּה 1 S 8:2 + 22 times— 1. king of Judah, son & successor of Rehoboam 1 K 14:31; 15:1, 7(×2), 8 1 Ch 3:10 2 Ch 11:20, 22; 12:16; 13:1, 2, 3, 4, 15, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23. 2. 2nd son of Samuel 1 S 8:2 1 Ch 6:13. 3. son of Jerob. I…