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אַב

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אַב
Part of SpeechNoun
Occurrences
Possible Meanings
  1. Biological father
  2. Grandfather or ancestor
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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

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