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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 – "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>
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<li>Shemot 2:18 – "וַתָּבֹאנָה אֶל רְעוּאֵל אֲבִיהֶן וַיֹּאמֶר מַדּוּעַ מִהַרְתֶּן בֹּא הַיּוֹם" – Zipporah and her sisters go to Reuel their אב.  See <a href="Yitro – Names" data-aht="page">Yitro's Names</a> for the various positions as to whether Reuel is Zipporah's grandfather or father.</li>
 
<li>Daniel 5:18 – "&#8207;(אנתה) [אַנְתְּ] מַלְכָּא אֱלָהָא (עליא) [עִלָּאָה] מַלְכוּתָא וּרְבוּתָא וִיקָרָא וְהַדְרָה יְהַב לִנְבֻכַדְנֶצַּר אֲבוּךְ&#8206;" – Belshazzar refers to Nevuchadnezzar as his father even though he is really his grandfather; Belshazzar's real father is Evil Merodach.</li>
 
<li>Daniel 5:18 – "&#8207;(אנתה) [אַנְתְּ] מַלְכָּא אֱלָהָא (עליא) [עִלָּאָה] מַלְכוּתָא וּרְבוּתָא וִיקָרָא וְהַדְרָה יְהַב לִנְבֻכַדְנֶצַּר אֲבוּךְ&#8206;" – 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">"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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<li>Similarly, <a href="Dictionary:בֵּן" data-aht="page">"בֵּן"</a> and <a href="Dictionary:בַּת" data-aht="page">"בַּת"</a> 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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אַב
Part of SpeechNoun
Occurrences
Possible Meanings
  1. Biological father
  2. Grandfather or ancestor
Related Words_

Possible Meanings

1. Biological father

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  • Additional data –

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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Disputed Cases

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Intra-Biblical

Rabbinic Hebrew

Modern Hebrew