Abiah — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֲבִיָּה

אֲבִיָּה

ʼĂbîyâh · pronounced ab-ee-yaw' · Strong's H29 · a man · also spelled Abijah

Abiah means father (i.e. worshipper) of Jah.

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אָב ʼâb (from, H1) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application open in the lexicon ›

יָהּ Yâhh (and, H3050) — Jah, the sacred name open in the lexicon ›

or prolonged אֲבִיָּהוּ ; from H1 and H3050; father (i.e. worshipper) of Jah; Abijah, the name of several Israelite men and two Israelitesses.

1Sam 8:2 Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beer–sheba. (KJV)

25 occurrences in 25 verses — 1 Samuel, 1 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Nehemiah

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.