Strong G7G7HἈβιά
Abijah
One of the 2 senses of Strong G7
- Transliteration
- Abia
- Pronunciation
- ab-ee-ah'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
Of Hebrew origin [H29];
Abijah the name of two Israelites: - Abia.
Abijah the name of two Israelites: - Abia.
Meaning of the name
Abijah, "[my] father is Yahweh"
Detailed definition
Ἀβιά (Heb. אֲבִיָּה, אֲבִיָּהוּ), ὁ, indecl. (in FlJ, Ἀβίας, -α),
Abia, Abijah.
1. Son of Rehoboam (3Ki.14:1): Mat.1:7.
2. A priest of the line of Eleazar (1Ch.24:3, 10): Luk.1:5.
† (AS)
Abia, Abijah.
1. Son of Rehoboam (3Ki.14:1): Mat.1:7.
2. A priest of the line of Eleazar (1Ch.24:3, 10): Luk.1:5.
† (AS)
In the biblical story
Abijah
Head of a priestly division during David's reign
Abijah was the head of the eighth priestly division established during King David's reign, and Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist, belonged to this division.
In the Bible
Strong G7H appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- abia1
First verses
- Luke 1:5There 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.