Abijah (Hebrew: אֲבִיָּה Aviyyah) may refer to:
People[]
- Abijam, the king of Judah; also known as Abijah
- Abijah (Priest) (also his priestly order)
- Abijah (Jeroboam's son)
- Abijah (Samuel's son)
- Abia the priest; also known as Abijah
- Abi, the wife of Ahaz; also known as Abijah
- Abiah, the son of Becher and grandson of Benjamin; also known as Abijah
- Abiah (Hezron's Wife); also known as Abijah
Translation[]
Abijah means "Yahweh is my father"
Hebrew[]
The noun אב ('ab) means father, but describes primarily a social relationship rather than a biological one. That social fatherhood was the defining quality of the community's alpha male, the one around whom all economy revolved and from whom emanated all instructions by which the 'sons' (בן, ben) operated. It's unclear where this word אב ('ab) comes from but the verb abu means to decide.
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