Strong H29H29Kאֲבִיָּה

Abijah

Transliteration: 'ăbîyâh 'ăbîyâhû
Pronunciation: {ab-ee-yaw'} ab-ee-yaw'-hoo
Morphology: Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.8;
son of: Becher (H1071);
brother of: Zemirah (H2160), Joash (H3135), Eliezer (H461I), Elioenai (H454I), Omri (H6018H), Jeremoth (H3406H), Anathoth (H6068H) and Alemeth (H5964H)

Meaning of the name

Abia or Abiah or Abijah = "Jehovah is (my) father"

General definition

From H1 and H3050; father (that is worshipper) of Jah;
{Abijah} the name of several Israelite men and two Israelitesses: - {Abiah} Abijah.

In the biblical story

Abijah

Son of Becher, a Benjaminite

Abijah was a son of Becher and a descendant of Benjamin mentioned in the genealogy of the tribe.

In the Bible

Strong H29K appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

abiah1

First verses

1 Chronicles 7:8
And the sons of Becher; Zemira, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jerimoth, and Abiah, and Anathoth, and Alameth. All these are the sons of Becher.