אֶבְיָתָר H0054
Abiathar; a priest, son of Ahimelech, who served David faithfully but was banished by Solomon.
Abiathar ('the Great One is father') was the sole survivor when Saul massacred the priests at Nob (1 Sam 22:20). He fled to David bearing the ephod, becoming David's priestly counselor through the years of exile and kingship (1 Sam 23:6, 30:7). Together with Zadok, he carried the ark during Absalom's rebellion (2 Sam 15:24-29). His story ends in tragedy: he backed Adonijah's claim to the throne, and Solomon banished him to Anathoth (1 Kgs 2:26-27), fulfilling the prophecy against the house of Eli. The name appears consistently across languages as a transliteration.
Senses
1. Abiathar (priest) — The proper name Abiathar, designating the priest who escaped Saul's slaughter at Nob and became David's loyal priestly companion. He is associated with the ephod used for divine inquiry (1 Sam 23:6, 9; 30:7) and served alongside Zadok during David's reign (2 Sam 15:35, 20:25). His dismissal by Solomon (1 Kgs 2:26-27) marks the end of the Elide priestly line and the ascendancy of the Zadokite priesthood. 30×
AR["أَبياثارَ", "أَبياثارُ", "أَبِيَاثَارَ", "أَبْيَاثَار", "وَأَبياثارُ", "وَلِأَبياثارَ", "وَلِأَبِيَاثَارَ"]·ben["অবিয়াথর", "অবিয়াথরকে", "অবিয়াথরের", "অবিয়াথরের।", "আব্যাথার", "এবং-অবিয়াথরকে", "এবং-এবিয়াথার", "এবং-এবিয়াথারকে", "এবিয়াথর", "এবিয়াথরকে", "এবিয়াথার", "এবিয়াথারের", "এব্যাথারের"]·DE["Abiathar", "Ebyatar", "und-Abiathar", "und-fuer-Abiathar", "und-zu-Abiathar"]·EN["Abiathar", "Ebyatar", "and-Abiathar", "and-for-Abiathar", "and-to-Abiathar"]·FR["Abiathar", "Ebyatar", "et-Abiathar", "et-pour-Abiathar", "et-à-Abiathar"]·heb["אביתר", "ו-אביתר", "ו-ל-אביתר"]·HI["एब्यतर", "एब्यतर-ने", "एब्यातार", "एब्यातार-का", "एब्यातार-के", "एब्यातार-को", "और-एब्यातार", "और-एब्यातार-के-लिए", "और-एब्यातार-को", "और-एब्यातार-ने"]·ID["Abyatar", "dan-Abyatar", "dan-bagi-Abyatar", "dan-kepada-Abyatar"]·IT["Abiatar", "Ebyatar", "e-Abiatar", "e-a-Abiatar", "e-per-Abiatar"]·jav["Abyatar", "Ebyatar", "lan-Abyatar", "lan-dhateng-Abyatar", "lan-dhumateng-Èbyatar", "lan-kagem-Èbyatar", "Èbyatar"]·KO["그리고-아비아달에게", "그리고-아비아달을", "그리고-에비아타르가", "그리고-에비아타르에게", "아비아달", "아비아달을", "아비아달의", "에비아다르", "에비아다르가", "에비아다르에게", "에비아타가", "에비아타르가", "에비아타르의", "에비아타를"]·PT["'Evyatar", "E-a-Evyatar", "Evyatar", "e-'Evyatar", "e-a-'Evyatar", "e-a-Evyatar", "e-para-Evyatar"]·RU["-Эвьятара", "Авиафар", "Авиафару", "Эвьятар", "Эвьятара", "Эвьятаром", "Эвьятару", "и-Эвьятар", "и-Эвьятара", "и-Эвьятару"]·ES["Abiatar", "Ebyatar", "y-Ebyatar", "y-a-Ebyatar", "y-para-Ebyatar"]·SW["Abiathari", "Na-kwa-Abiathari", "kuhani", "kuwa", "mwana-wa", "na-Abiathari"]·TR["Evyatar", "Evyatar'a", "Evyatar'ı", "Evyatar'ın", "ve-Evyatar", "ve-Evyatar'a"]·urd["ابیاتر", "ابیاتر-نے", "ابیاتر-کا", "ابیاتر-کی", "ابیتر", "ابیتر-کا", "اور-ابیاتر-سے", "اور-ابیاتر-کو", "اور-ابیتر", "اور-ابیتر-نے", "اور-ابیتر-کو"]
1 Sam 22:20, 1 Sam 22:21, 1 Sam 22:22, 1 Sam 23:6, 1 Sam 23:9, 1 Sam 30:7, 1 Sam 30:7, 2 Sam 8:17, 2 Sam 15:24, 2 Sam 15:27, 2 Sam 15:29, 2 Sam 15:35 (+18 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
אֶבְיָתָר n.pr.m. (the Great One is father (?) so BäRel. 156, cf. Sab. ותר) a priest, son of Ahimelech 1 S 22:20, 21, 22; 23:6, 9; 30:7(×2) 2 S 8:17 (read אב׳ בן־אחמלך so 𝔖 We Dr) + 22 times 2 S 1 K 1 Ch.