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It also carries broader connotations, including ancestor, progenitor, or even a symbolic father figure, such as a leader or a founder of a group or nation. The term can also be used metaphorically to describe God as the Father of His people, emphasizing His role as creator, protector, and provider.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, the father was the head of the household and held significant authority and responsibility. The family structure was patriarchal, with the father serving as the primary decision-maker and spiritual leader. The concept of fatherhood extended beyond biological relationships to include mentorship and leadership within the community. The role of the father was deeply respected, and genealogies often emphasized paternal lineage.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>(Aramaic) corresponding to <a href="/hebrew/1.htm">ab</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>father<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>father (6), fathers (3).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">אַב</font> D<sup>§ 40.4</sup>, <font class="hebrew2">אַבָּא</font> Id<sup>ib</sup> Mei<sup>Chr 165</sup>] </p><p style="sub1"> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>father</b></font> (Biblical Hebrew <font class="hebrew2">אָב</font>); — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> literally <em>father</em> suffix <font class="hebrew2">אֲבוּ֫הִי</font> <a href="/interlinear/daniel/5-13.htm">Daniel 5:13</a> (see Behrm Marti), <font class="hebrew2">אֲבוךְ</font> (K<sup>§ 53, 2 a</sup>) <a href="/interlinear/daniel/5-11.htm">Daniel 5:11</a>; <a href="/interlinear/daniel/5-11.htm">Daniel 5:11</a>; <a href="/interlinear/daniel/5-11.htm">Daniel 5:11</a>; <a href="/interlinear/daniel/5-18.htm">Daniel 5:18</a> <font class="hebrew2">אֲבוּ֫הִי</font> <a href="/interlinear/daniel/5-2.htm">Daniel 5:2</a>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> plural <em>fathers, ancestors </em>, [<font class="hebrew2">אֲבָהָן</font> D<sup>l.c.</sup>], suffix <font class="hebrew2">אֲבָהָתי</font> <a href="/interlinear/daniel/2-33.htm">Daniel 2:33</a> (Baer <font class="hebrew2">תַי</font>-, but see K<sup>§ 53, 1</sup>), <font class="hebrew2">אֲבָהָתָךְ</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezra/4-15.htm">Ezra 4:15</a>, <font class="hebrew2">תָ֫נָא</font>- (Str. <font class="hebrew2">תַ֫נָא</font>—) <a href="/interlinear/ezra/5-12.htm">Ezra 5:12</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>father <p>(Aramaic) corresponding to <a href="/hebrew/1.htm">'ab</a> -- father. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/1.htm">'ab</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>אֲב֔וּהִי אֲב֔וּךְ אֲב֗וּךְ אֲב֥וּךְ אֲבָהֳתַ֙נָא֙ אֲבָהָתִ֗י אֲבָהָתָ֗ךְ אֲבֽוּךְ׃ אַ֖בִי אבהתי אבהתך אבהתנא אבוהי אבוך אבוך׃ אבי ’ă·ḇā·hā·ṯāḵ ’ă·ḇā·hā·ṯî ’ă·ḇā·ho·ṯa·nā ’a·ḇî ’ă·ḇū·hî ’ă·ḇūḵ ’ăḇāhāṯāḵ ’ăḇāhāṯî ’ăḇāhoṯanā ’aḇî ’ăḇūhî ’ăḇūḵ avahaTach avahaTi Avi avohoTana aVuch aVuhi<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/ezra/4-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 4:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">דָּכְרָ֨נַיָּ֜א דִּ֣י <b> אֲבָהָתָ֗ךְ </b> וּ֠תְהַשְׁכַּח בִּסְפַ֣ר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezra/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> books <span class="itali">of your fathers.</span> And you will discover<br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the records <span class="itali">of thy fathers:</span> so shalt thou find<br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/4-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the record so <span class="itali">of your fathers</span> will discover books<p><b><a href="/text/ezra/5-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 5:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">דִּ֨י הַרְגִּ֤זוּ <b> אֲבָהֳתַ֙נָא֙ </b> לֶאֱלָ֣הּ שְׁמַיָּ֔א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezra/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> But because <span class="itali">our fathers</span> had provoked<br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> after <span class="itali">that our fathers</span> had provoked<br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/5-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> forasmuch had provoked <span class="itali">our fathers</span> the God of heaven<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/2-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 2:23</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לָ֣ךְ ׀ אֱלָ֣הּ <b> אֲבָהָתִ֗י </b> מְהוֹדֵ֤א וּמְשַׁבַּח֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> To You, O God <span class="itali">of my fathers,</span> I give thanks<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> thee, O thou God <span class="itali">of my fathers,</span> who hast given<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/2-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> God <span class="itali">of my fathers</span> give and praise<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/5-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 5:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַנְפֵּק֙ נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣ר <b> אֲב֔וּהִי </b> מִן־ הֵיכְלָ֖א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Nebuchadnezzar <span class="itali">his father</span> had taken<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> vessels <span class="itali">which his father</span> Nebuchadnezzar<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/5-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> had taken Nebuchadnezzar <span class="itali">his father</span> of of the temple<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/5-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 5:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בֵּהּ֒ וּבְיוֹמֵ֣י <b> אֲב֗וּךְ </b> נַהִיר֧וּ וְשָׂכְלְתָנ֛וּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and in the days <span class="itali">of your father,</span> illumination,<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and in the days <span class="itali">of thy father</span> light<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/5-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the holy the days <span class="itali">of your father</span> illumination insight<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/5-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 5:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּמַלְכָּ֤א נְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּר֙ <b> אֲב֔וּךְ </b> רַ֧ב חַרְטֻמִּ֣ין</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Nebuchadnezzar, <span class="itali">your father,</span> your father<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Nebuchadnezzar <span class="itali">thy father,</span> the king,<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/5-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and King Nebuchadnezzar <span class="itali">your father</span> chief of the magicians<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/5-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 5:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">גָּזְרִ֔ין הֲקִימֵ֖הּ <b> אֲב֥וּךְ </b> מַלְכָּֽא׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> your father, <span class="itali">your father</span> the king,<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the king, <span class="itali">[I say], thy father,</span> made<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/5-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> diviners appointed <span class="itali">your father</span> the king<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/5-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 5:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַיְתִ֛י מַלְכָּ֥א <b> אַ֖בִי </b> מִן־ יְהֽוּד׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> whom <span class="itali">my father</span> the king<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> whom the king <span class="itali">my father</span> brought<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/5-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> brought the king <span class="itali">my father</span> of Judah<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/5-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 5:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יְהַ֖ב לִנְבֻכַדְנֶצַּ֥ר <b> אֲבֽוּךְ׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to Nebuchadnezzar <span class="itali">your father.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Nebuchadnezzar <span class="itali">thy father</span> a kingdom,<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/5-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> granted to Nebuchadnezzar <span class="itali">your father</span><p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2.htm">9 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2.htm">Strong's Hebrew 2<br>9 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/avahatach_2.htm">’ă·ḇā·hā·ṯāḵ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/avahati_2.htm">’ă·ḇā·hā·ṯî — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/avi_2.htm">’a·ḇî — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/avohotana_2.htm">’ă·ḇā·ho·ṯa·nā — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/avuch_2.htm">’ă·ḇūḵ — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/avuhi_2.htm">’ă·ḇū·hî — 1 Occ.</a><br><br><br /><br 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