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Strong's Number H29

אֲבִיָּה
'Abiyah · ab-ee-yaw'
Transliteration:
'Abiyah{ab-ee-yaw'}or prolonged 'Abiyahuw{ab-ee-yaw'-hoo}
Word Origin:
from 1 and 3050
Part of Speech:
proper name masculine
Strong's Definition:
Abijah, the name of several Israelite men and two Israelitesses
Usage in the KJV:
Abijah 20, Abiah 4, Abia 1

Total: 25
Occurs 25 times in the Hebrew text.
Definition:
Abia or Abiah or Abijah = "Jehovah is (my) father"
  1. king of Judah, son and successor of Rehoboam
  2. second son of Samuel
  3. son of Jeroboam the first, king of Israel
  4. son of Becher, a Benjamite
  5. head of a priestly house (one of the 24 Levite groups)
  6. head of a priestly house (after the exile)
  7. wife of Hezron
  8. mother of Hezekiah (cf
TDNT - Theological Dictionary of the New Testament
TWOT - Theological Word Book of the Old Testament