1) father of an individual

2) of God as father of his people

3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan

4) ancestor

4a) grandfather, forefathers - of person

4b) of people

5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art

6) of producer, generator (fig.)

7) of benevolence and protection (fig.)

8) term of respect and honour

9) ruler or chief (spec.)

Also means: av (אַב "father" H0002)

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.7.13; also called Huram-abi (KJV: "Huram my father's") at 2Ch.2.13; 4.16;

Combined with chi.ram (חִירָם "Hiram" H2438H)

The father of Gibeon, also known as Abiel - a man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.9.1;

son of: Zeror (H6872C); married to Maacah (H4601N);

father of: Kish (H7027G), Ner (H5369G), Abdon (H5658J), Zur (H6698I), Baal (H1168B), Nadab (H5070J), Gedor (H1446I), Ahio (H0283I), Zecher (H2144) and Mikloth (H4732G); also called Jeiel (Ketiv: Jeuel; KJV: Jehiel) at 1Ch.9.35; Ner at 1Ch.8.33; 9.39;

Root √אבה: אבה אָב אֲבִי אבה אָב אָב abû πάππας bab decide he who decides (perh. at least formally justified as stem of(cstr.), so Thea (cf. infr.), but existence & mng. wholly dub.; as real √ Ba ZMG 1887. 609 ff. Ol §123c; acc . to DlW p. 22As.=,=; Thes (so RobGes Nö ZMGxl,737 & cf. Sta §186 al.) makesnom. prim. bilit. imitating infant's speech cf. pappa, papa (cf. EWI §106a); also As.Jen ZAI886.404).

אָב n.m father father of individual father of his people of God as head of household , family or clan ancestor originator patron orof a class, profession, or art producer generator fig. of, benevolence fig. of& protection respect honor term of& ruler chief specif. (late) 1101.