Tag Archives: Gen 31:9

אב (‘âb): (1) father of an individual (2) of God as father of his people (3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan (4) ancestor (a) grandfather, forefathers – of person (b) of people (5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art (6) of producer, generator (figuratively) (7) of benevolence and protection (figuratively) (8) term of respect and honour (9) ruler or chief (specifically) Part of Speech: noun masculine Latin: pater, parens, progenitor Genesis 4:20 וַתֵּלֶד עָדָה אֶת־יָבָל הוּא הָיָה אֲבִי יֹשֵׁב אֹהֶל וּמִקְנֶֽה׃ Gen 4:20 (KJV) And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.… Learn Hebrew