אֲבִיָּה

Strong’s Definition

Abijah, the name of several Israelite men and two Israelitesses

Etymology & Derivation

or prolonged אֲבִיָּהוּ; from H1 (אָב) and H3050 (יָהּ); father (i.e. worshipper) of Jah;

KJV Usage

Abiah, Abijah.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 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 (compare h0021)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʼĂbîyâh; Pronunciation: ab-ee-yaw'