Lexical Definition

‎אֲבִיָּה‎ ʼĂbîyâh (ab-ee-yaw') Abijah ^N:N-M-P
or prolonged אֲבִיָּהוּ ʼĂbîyâhûw (abee-yaw'-hoo) ; from ‎אָב‎ and ‎יָהּ‎; father (i.e. worshipper) of Jah

Abiah, Abijah.

• § Abia or Abiah or Abijah = "Jehovah is (my) father"
• Abijah, the name of several Israelite men and two Israelitesses

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 אֲבִי)

See Greek: Ἀβιά

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎אֲבִיָּ֫הוּ‎ proper name, masculine & feminine (Yah(u) is (my) father) — so 2Chr 13:20; 2Chr 13:21 = ‎אֲבִיָּם‎ 1Kgs 14:31; 1Kgs 15:1; 1Kgs 15:7 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 15:8 (ᵐ5 Ἀβιου, Ἀβια); = ‎אֲבִי‎ 2Kgs 18:2 (ᵐ5 Ἀβου, Ἀβουθ); = ‎אֲבִיָּה‎ 1Sam 8:2 + 22 t. —

1. king of Judah, son & successor of Rehoboam 1Kgs 14:31; 1Kgs 15:1; 1Kgs 15:7 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 15:8; 1Chr 3:10; 2Chr 11:20; 2Chr 11:22; 2Chr 12:16; 2Chr 13:1; 2Chr 13:2; 2Chr 13:3; 2Chr 13:4; 2Chr 13:15; 2Chr 13:17; 2Chr 13:19; 2Chr 13:20; 2Chr 13:21; 2Chr 13:22; 2Chr 13:23*.

2. 2nd son of Samuel 1Sam 8:2; 1Chr 6:13*.

3. son of Jerob. I 1Kgs 14:1.

4. son of Becher, a Benjamite 1Chr 7:8.

5. head of a priestly house 1Chr 24:10.

6. id. Neh 10:8*; Neh 12:4; Neh 12:17.

7. wife of Hezron 1Chr 2:24.

8. mother of Hezekiah 2Kgs 18:2; 2Chr 29:1.

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