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<li>Bereshit 28:13, 31:42, 32:10 – In all of these verses, Avraham is referred to as Yaakov's אב.</li> | <li>Bereshit 28:13, 31:42, 32:10 – In all of these verses, Avraham is referred to as Yaakov's אב.</li> | ||
| − | <li>Shemot 2:18 – " | + | <li>Shemot 2:18 – "וַתָּבֹאנָה אֶל רְעוּאֵל אֲבִיהֶן וַיֹּאמֶר מַדּוּעַ מִהַרְתֶּן בֹּא הַיּוֹם" – Zipporah and her sisters go to Reuel their אב. See <aht page="Yitro – Names">Yitro's Names</aht> for the various positions as to whether Reuel is Zipporah's grandfather or father.</li> |
| − | <li>Daniel 5:18 – "‏(אנתה) [ | + | <li>Daniel 5:18 – "‏(אנתה) [אַנְתְּ] מַלְכָּא אֱלָהָא (עליא) [עִלָּאָה] מַלְכוּתָא וּרְבוּתָא וִיקָרָא וְהַדְרָה יְהַב לִנְבֻכַדְנֶצַּר אֲבוּךְ‎" – Belshazzar refers to Nevuchadnezzar as his father even though he is really his grandfather; Belshazzar's real father is Evil Merodach.</li> |
<li>Tanakh does not have a dedicated word for grandfather.</li> | <li>Tanakh does not have a dedicated word for grandfather.</li> | ||
| − | <li>Similarly, <aht page="Dictionary:בֵּן">" | + | <li>Similarly, <aht page="Dictionary:בֵּן">"בֵּן"</aht> and <aht page="Dictionary:בַּת">"בַּת"</aht> sometimes mean grandson and granddaughter.<fn>See also נכד and נין. While Modern Hebrew defines the former as a grandson and the latter as a great-grandson, their Biblical meaning is unclear.</fn></li> |
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Possible Meanings
1. Biological father
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2. Grandfather or ancestor1
- Bereshit 28:13, 31:42, 32:10 – In all of these verses, Avraham is referred to as Yaakov's אב.
- Shemot 2:18 – "וַתָּבֹאנָה אֶל רְעוּאֵל אֲבִיהֶן וַיֹּאמֶר מַדּוּעַ מִהַרְתֶּן בֹּא הַיּוֹם" – Zipporah and her sisters go to Reuel their אב. See Yitro's Names for the various positions as to whether Reuel is Zipporah's grandfather or father.
- Daniel 5:18 – "(אנתה) [אַנְתְּ] מַלְכָּא אֱלָהָא (עליא) [עִלָּאָה] מַלְכוּתָא וּרְבוּתָא וִיקָרָא וְהַדְרָה יְהַב לִנְבֻכַדְנֶצַּר אֲבוּךְ" – Belshazzar refers to Nevuchadnezzar as his father even though he is really his grandfather; Belshazzar's real father is Evil Merodach.
- Tanakh does not have a dedicated word for grandfather.
- Similarly, "בֵּן" and "בַּת" sometimes mean grandson and granddaughter.2
3.
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- Additional data –
