Strongs Number: H54
- Hebrew Word
- אֶבְיָתָר
- Transliteration
- ʼEbyâthâr
- Phonetic
- ab-yaw-thawr'
- Part of Speech
- Proper Name Masculine
- Strongs Definition
-
father of abundance (that {is} liberal); {Ebjathar} an Israelite
- BDB Definition
-
Abiathar = "my father is great"
1. priest, son of Ahitub (Ahimelech), faithful to David, but later rebelled with Adonijah
- Origin
- Contracted from H1 and H3498
- Bible Usage
- Abiathar.