Lexicon / H0054
אֶבְיָתָר
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  • Abiathar
  • the Great One is father

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Glosses: Abiathar

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.22.20;

son of: Ahimelech (H0288);

father of: Ahimelech (H0288I), Jonathan (H3083I)

Also named: Abiathar (Ἀβιαθάρ "Abiathar" G0008)

§ Abiathar = "my father is great"

priest, son of Ahitub (Ahimelech), faithful to David, but later rebelled with Adonijah

BDB (Brown-Driver-Briggs)

Glosses: the Great One is father

אֶבְיָתָר n.pr.m the Great One is father . ((?)) a priest, son of Ahimelech