Strong H29H29Nאֲבִיָּה

Abijah

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

Definition

A woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.18.2;
daughter of: Zechariah (H2148C); married to Ahaz (H271);
mother of: Hezekiah (H2396); also called Abijah at 2Ch.29.1;
Another name of a.vi (אֲבִי "Abi" H21)

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

Abi

Mother of King Hezekiah of Judah

Abi, also known as Abijah, was the mother of King Hezekiah and the daughter of Zechariah.

In the Bible

Strong H29N appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

abijah1

First verses

2 Chronicles 29:1
Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.

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Occurrences by book

2 Chronicles1

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Word family

Same identity

אֲבִיAbiH21