אָב
ab (ʾāḇ)
/ahv/
“father, forefather, patriarch”
Father, ancestor, founder of clan; God as Father of Israel ('Is not He your Father, who bought you?', Deuteronomy 32:6).
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
Primitive word.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
fatherchiefpatrimony
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: אָב (father, forefather, patriarch) -> πατήρ (a father)
Key Biblical Occurrences (6)
Foundational passages where אָב (ab) carries significant theological or narrative weight.