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Strong G72 sensesἈβιά

Abijah

Transliteration
Abia
Pronunciation
ab-ee-ah'

Meaning of the name

Abijah, "[my] father is Yahweh"

The 2 senses of Strong G7

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong G7 appears in 2 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. King of Judah, son of RehoboamG7G1 verse · Matthew
  2. Head of a priestly division during David's reignG7H1 verse · Luke

General definition

Of Hebrew origin [H29];
Abijah the name of two Israelites: - Abia.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • abia2

First verses

  1. Matthew 1:7
    And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;
  2. Luke 1:5
    There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.