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אֲבִיָּה H29

H29 is the Hebrew word אֲבִיָּה, transliterated ʼĂbîyâh and said ab-ee-yaw'. The King James Version most often renders it abijah.

Word: אֲבִיָּהTransliteration: ʼĂbîyâhSaid: ab-ee-yaw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 24 verses

What it means

Abijah, the name of several Israelite men and two Israelitesses.

Where it comes from

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

How the King James Version translates it

Across 24 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

abijah 17×abiah 4×abia 1×began abijah 1×between abijah 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: Abiah, Abijah.

Verses using אֲבִיָּה

All 24 verses, quoted in full.

1 Samuel 8:2 · KJV

Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beersheba.

1 Kings 14:1 · KJV

At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick.

1 Chronicles 2:24 · KJV

And after that Hezron was dead in Calebephratah, then Abiah Hezron’s wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa.

1 Chronicles 3:10 · KJV

And Solomon’s son was Rehoboam, Abia his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,

1 Chronicles 6:28 · KJV

And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn Vashni, and Abiah.

1 Chronicles 7:8 · KJV

And the sons of Becher; Zemira, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jerimoth, and Abiah, and Anathoth, and Alameth. All these are the sons of Becher.

1 Chronicles 24:10 · KJV

The seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,

2 Chronicles 11:20 · KJV

And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; which bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.

2 Chronicles 11:22 · KJV

And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among his brethren: for he thought to make him king.

2 Chronicles 12:16 · KJV

And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.

2 Chronicles 13:1 · KJV

Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah.

2 Chronicles 13:2 · KJV

He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.

2 Chronicles 13:3 · KJV

And Abijah set the battle in array with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men: Jeroboam also set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, being mighty men of valour.

2 Chronicles 13:4 · KJV

And Abijah stood up upon mount Zemaraim, which is in mount Ephraim, and said, Hear me, thou Jeroboam, and all Israel;

2 Chronicles 13:15 · KJV

Then the men of Judah gave a shout: and as the men of Judah shouted, it came to pass, that God smote Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.

2 Chronicles 13:17 · KJV

And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.

2 Chronicles 13:19 · KJV

And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Bethel with the towns thereof, and Jeshanah with the towns thereof, and Ephrain with the towns thereof.

2 Chronicles 13:20 · KJV

Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: and the LORD struck him, and he died.

2 Chronicles 13:21 · KJV

But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.

2 Chronicles 13:22 · KJV

And the rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways, and his sayings, are written in the story of the prophet Iddo.

2 Chronicles 14:1 · KJV

So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years.

2 Chronicles 29:1 · KJV

Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.

Nehemiah 10:7 · KJV

Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,

Nehemiah 12:17 · KJV

Of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai;

Common questions

What does Strong's H29 mean?

H29 is the Hebrew word אֲבִיָּה (ʼĂbîyâh), meaning Abijah, the name of several Israelite men and two Israelitesses.

How is H29 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it abijah (17 times), abiah (4 times), abia (1 time), began abijah (1 time), between abijah (1 time).

How many times does H29 appear in the Bible?

אֲבִיָּה (ʼĂbîyâh) is tagged in 24 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H29 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or prolonged אֲבִיָּהוּ ; from H1 (אָב) and H3050 (יָהּ); father (i.e. worshipper) of Jah.

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