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אַב
ʼab · Hebrew · Strong's H2 · 9 occurrences
The KJV renders 2 different Hebrew and Greek words as “father”
What it means
{father}
(Aramaic) corresponding to H1 (אָב)
How the KJV renders it
father
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“father”
also renders patḗr (G3962)
Where it appears
9 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 7 verses shown.
Daniel 2:23 ANcmpc/Sp1csDaniel 5:2 ANcmsc/Sp3msDaniel 5:11 ANcmsc/Sp2msDaniel 5:13 ANcmsc/Sp1csDaniel 5:18 ANcmsc/Sp2msEzra 4:15 ANcmpc/Sp2msEzra 5:12 ANcmpc/Sp1cp
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.