Abiathar — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֶבְיָתָר

אֶבְיָתָר

ʼEbyâthâr · pronounced ab-yaw-thawr' · Strong's H54 · a man

Abiathar means father of abundance (i.e. liberal).

Built from

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

יָתַר yâthar (and, H3498) — to jut over or exceed open in the lexicon ›

contracted from H1 and H3498; father of abundance (i.e. liberal); Ebjathar, an Israelite.

1Sam 22:20 And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David. (KJV)

28 occurrences in 28 verses — 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 1 Chronicles

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