You will remember the word for “Father" if you learn the Hebrew Pictographic.
Reading from right to left: Av (Father) has the first letter “Alef” which means “strong" and the second letter is “Bet” which means “house" so the meaning and root definition of Father is "Strong House" or "Safe House” where one feels safe.
3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan
4) ancestor
4a) grandfather, forefathers - of person
4b) of people
5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art
6) of producer, generator (figuratively)
7) of benevolence and protection (figuratively)
8) term of respect and honour
9) ruler or chief (specifically)
Part of Speech: noun masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a root
H1 (KJC)
אב
'âb
Total KJV Occurrences: 1136
father, 516
Gen 2:24, Gen 4:20-21 (2), Gen 9:18, Gen 9:22-23 (3), Gen 10:21, Gen 11:28-29 (3), Gen 17:4-5 (2), Gen 19:31-38 (11), Gen 20:12, Gen 22:7 (2), Gen 22:21, Gen 26:3, Gen 26:15, Gen 26:18 (2), Gen 26:24, Gen 27 (24), Gen 28:2, Gen 28:7-8 (2), Gen 28:13, Gen 29:12, Gen 31:5-7 (3), Gen 31:9, Gen 31:16, Gen 31:18, Gen 31:29, Gen 31:35, Gen 31:42, Gen 31:53 (2), Gen 32:9 (2), Gen 33:19, Gen 34:4, Gen 34:6, Gen 34:11, Gen 34:13, Gen 34:19, Gen 35:18, Gen 35:27, Gen 36:9, Gen 36:24, Gen 36:43, Gen 37:1-2 (2), Gen 37:4, Gen 37:10-11 (3), Gen 37:22, Gen 37:32, Gen 37:35, Gen 42:13, Gen 42:29, Gen 42:32 (2), Gen 42:35-37 (3), Gen 43:2, Gen 43:7-8 (2), Gen 43:11, Gen 43:23, Gen 43:27-28 (2), Gen 45:3, Gen 45:8-9 (2), Gen 45:13, Gen 45:18-19 (2), Gen 45:23 (2), Gen 45:25, Gen 45:27, Gen 46:1, Gen 46:3, Gen 46:5, Gen 46:29, Gen 47:1, Gen 47:5-7 (3), Gen 47:11-12 (2), Gen 48:1, Gen 48:9, Gen 48:17-19 (4), Gen 49:2, Gen 49:25-26 (2), Gen 49:28, Gen 50:2, Gen 50:5-7 (4), Gen 50:10, Exo 2:14-18 (6), Exo 3:6, Exo 18:4, Exo 20:12, Exo 21:15, Exo 22:17 (2), Exo 40:15, Lev 18:7, Lev 18:9, Lev 18:11, Lev 19:3, Lev 20:9 (2), Lev 21:2, Lev 21:9, Lev 21:11, Num 3:4, Num 3:24, Num 3:30, Num 3:35, Num 6:7, Num 12:14, Num 27:2-4 (4), Num 27:7, Num 27:11, Num 30:4-5 (4), Num 30:16, Num 36:6, Num 36:8, Num 36:12, Deu 5:16, Deu 21:13, Deu 21:18-19 (2), Deu 22:15-16 (2), Deu 22:19, Deu 22:29, Deu 26:5, Deu 27:16, Deu 27:22, Deu 32:6-7 (2), Deu 33:9, Jos 2:13, Jos 2:18, Jos 6:23, Jos 15:13, Jos 15:18, Jos 17:1, Jos 17:4, Jos 19:47, Jos 21:11, Jos 24:2-3 (3), Jos 24:32, Jdg 1:14, Jdg 6:25, Jdg 8:32, Jdg 9:1, Jdg 9:17, Jdg 9:28, Jdg 9:56, Jdg 11:36-37 (2), Jdg 11:39, Jdg 14:2-6 (6), Jdg 14:9-10 (2), Jdg 14:16, Jdg 15:1-2 (2), Jdg 15:6, Jdg 16:31 (2), Jdg 17:10, Jdg 18:19, Jdg 18:29, Jdg 19:3-6 (4), Jdg 19:8-9 (2), Rth 2:11, Rth 4:17 (2), 1Sa 2:25, 1Sa 2:27-28 (2), 1Sa 2:30, 1Sa 9:3, 1Sa 9:5, 1Sa 10:2, 1Sa 10:12, 1Sa 14:1, 1Sa 14:27-29 (3), 1Sa 14:51 (2), 1Sa 19:2-4 (4), 1Sa 22:3, 1Sa 22:15, 1Sa 23:17 (2), 1Sa 24:11, 2Sa 2:32, 2Sa 3:8, 2Sa 6:21, 2Sa 7:14, 2Sa 9:7, 2Sa 10:2-3 (3), 2Sa 13:5, 2Sa 16:3, 2Sa 16:21, 2Sa 17:8 (2), 2Sa 17:10, 2Sa 17:23, 2Sa 19:37, 2Sa 21:14, 1Ki 1:6, 1Ki 2:12, 1Ki 2:24, 1Ki 2:26 (2), 1Ki 2:31-32 (2), 1Ki 2:44, 1Ki 3:3, 1Ki 3:6-7 (2), 1Ki 3:14, 1Ki 5:1, 1Ki 5:3, 1Ki 5:5, 1Ki 6:12, 1Ki 7:14, 1Ki 7:51, 1Ki 8:15, 1Ki 8:17-18 (2), 1Ki 8:20, 1Ki 8:24-26 (3), 1Ki 9:4-5 (2), 1Ki 11:4, 1Ki 11:6, 1Ki 11:27, 1Ki 11:33, 1Ki 11:43, 1Ki 12:4 (2), 1Ki 12:6, 1Ki 12:9-11 (4), 1Ki 12:14 (2), 1Ki 13:11-12 (2), 1Ki 15:3 (2), 1Ki 15:11, 1Ki 15:15, 1Ki 15:19 (2), 1Ki 15:24, 1Ki 15:26, 1Ki 19:20, 1Ki 20:34 (3), 1Ki 22:43, 1Ki 22:46, 1Ki 22:50, 1Ki 22:52-53 (2), 2Ki 2:12 (2), 2Ki 3:2 (2), 2Ki 3:13, 2Ki 4:18-19 (2), 2Ki 5:13, 2Ki 6:21, 2Ki 9:25, 2Ki 13:14 (2), 2Ki 13:25, 2Ki 14:3 (2), 2Ki 14:5, 2Ki 14:21, 2Ki 15:3, 2Ki 15:34, 2Ki 15:38, 2Ki 18:2-3 (2), 2Ki 20:5, 2Ki 21:3, 2Ki 21:20-21 (3), 2Ki 22:2, 2Ki 23:34, 2Ki 24:9, 1 Chr 2 (16), 1Ch 7:14, 1Ch 7:22, 1Ch 7:31, 1Ch 9:19, 2Ch 33:22-23 (3), 2Ch 34:2-3 (2), Est 2:7 (2), Job 15:10, Job 17:14, Job 29:16, Job 31:18, Job 38:28, Job 42:15, Psa 27:10, Psa 68:5, Psa 89:26, Psa 103:13, Pro 1:8, Pro 3:12, Pro 10:1 (2), Pro 17:20-21 (2), Pro 17:25, Pro 19:13, Pro 19:26, Pro 20:20, Pro 23:22, Pro 23:24-25 (2), Pro 28:7, Pro 28:24, Pro 29:3, Pro 30:11, Pro 30:17, Isa 3:6, Isa 8:4, Isa 9:6, Isa 22:21, Isa 38:5, Isa 38:19, Isa 43:27, Isa 45:10, Isa 51:2, Isa 58:14, Isa 63:16 (2), Isa 64:8, Jer 2:27, Jer 3:4, Jer 3:19, Jer 16:6-7 (2), Jer 20:15, Jer 22:11, Jer 22:15, Jer 31:9, Jer 35:6, Jer 35:8, Jer 35:10, Jer 35:16, Jer 35:18, Eze 16:3, Eze 16:45, Eze 18:4, Eze 18:17-20 (5), Eze 22:7, Eze 44:25
fathers, 475
Gen 15:15, Gen 31:3, Gen 46:34, Gen 47:3, Gen 47:9, Gen 47:30, Gen 48:15-16 (2), Gen 48:21, Gen 49:29, Exo 3:13, Exo 3:15-16 (2), Exo 4:5, Exo 6:25, Exo 10:6 (2), Exo 12:3, Exo 13:5, Exo 13:11, Exo 20:5, Exo 34:7, Lev 25:41, Lev 26:39-40 (2), Num 2:32, Num 2:34, Num 3:15, Num 3:20, Num 4:2, Num 4:22, Num 4:29, Num 4:34, Num 4:38, Num 4:40, Num 4:42, Num 4:46, Num 7:2, Num 11:12, Num 13:2, Num 14:18, Num 14:23, Num 17:2-3 (3), Num 20:15 (2), Num 26:55, Num 31:26, Num 32:8, Num 32:28, Num 33:54, Num 34:14 (2), Num 36:1 (2), Num 36:3-4 (2), Deu 1:7-8 (3), Deu 1:11, Deu 1:21, Deu 1:35, Deu 4:1, Deu 4:31, Deu 4:37, Deu 5:3, Deu 5:9, Deu 6:3, Deu 6:10, Deu 6:18, Deu 6:23, Deu 7:8, Deu 7:12-13 (2), Deu 8:1, Deu 8:3, Deu 8:16, Deu 8:18, Deu 9:5, Deu 10:11, Deu 10:15, Deu 10:22, Deu 11:9, Deu 11:21, Deu 12:1, Deu 13:6, Deu 13:17, Deu 19:8 (2), Deu 24:16 (2), Deu 26:3, Deu 26:7, Deu 26:15, Deu 27:3, Deu 28:11, Deu 28:36, Deu 28:64, Deu 29:13, Deu 29:25, Deu 30:5 (2), Deu 30:9, Deu 30:20, Deu 31:7, Deu 31:16, Deu 31:20, Deu 32:17, Jos 1:6, Jos 4:21, Jos 5:6, Jos 14:1, Jos 18:3, Jos 19:51, Jos 21:1 (2), Jos 21:43-44 (2), Jos 22:14, Jos 22:28, Jos 24:2, Jos 24:6 (2), Jos 24:14-15 (2), Jos 24:17, Jdg 2:1, Jdg 2:10, Jdg 2:12, Jdg 2:17, Jdg 2:19-20 (2), Jdg 2:22, Jdg 3:4, Jdg 6:13, Jdg 21:22, 1Sa 12:6-8 (4), 1Sa 12:15, 2Sa 7:12, 1Ki 1:21, 1Ki 2:10, 1Ki 8:1, 1Ki 8:21, 1Ki 8:34, 1Ki 8:40, 1Ki 8:48, 1Ki 8:53, 1Ki 8:57-58 (2), 1Ki 9:9, 1Ki 11:21, 1Ki 11:43, 1Ki 13:22, 1Ki 14:15, 1Ki 14:20, 1Ki 14:22, 1Ki 14:31 (2), 1Ki 15:8, 1Ki 15:12, 1Ki 15:24 (2), 1Ki 16:6, 1Ki 16:28, 1Ki 19:4, 1Ki 21:3-4 (2), 1Ki 22:40, 1Ki 22:50 (2), 2Ki 8:24 (2), 2Ki 9:28, 2Ki 10:35, 2Ki 12:18, 2Ki 12:21, 2Ki 13:9, 2Ki 13:13, 2Ki 14:6 (2), 2Ki 14:16, 2Ki 14:20, 2Ki 14:22, 2Ki 14:29, 2Ki 15:7 (2), 2Ki 15:9, 2Ki 15:22, 2Ki 15:38 (2), 2Ki 16:20 (2), 2Ki 17:13-15 (3), 2Ki 17:41, 2Ki 19:12, 2Ki 20:17, 2Ki 20:21, 2Ki 21:8, 2Ki 21:15, 2Ki 21:18, 2Ki 21:22, 2Ki 22:13, 2Ki 22:20, 2Ki 23:32, 2Ki 23:37, 2Ki 24:6, 1Ch 4:38, 1Ch 5:13, 1Ch 5:15, 1Ch 5:24-25 (3), 1Ch 6:19, 1Ch 7:4, 1Ch 7:7, 1Ch 7:9, 1Ch 7:11, 1Ch 8:6, 1Ch 8:10, 1Ch 8:13, 1Ch 8:28, 1Ch 9:9 (2), 1Ch 9:13, 1Ch 9:19, 1Ch 9:33-34 (2), 1Ch 12:17, 1Ch 12:30, 1Ch 15:12, 1Ch 17:11, 1Ch 23:9, 1Ch 23:24 (2), 1Ch 24:4 (2), 1Ch 24:6, 1Ch 24:30-31 (3), 1Ch 26:13, 1Ch 26:21, 1Ch 26:26, 1Ch 26:31-32 (2), 1Ch 27:1, 1Ch 29:6, 1Ch 29:15, 1Ch 29:18, 1Ch 29:20, 2Ch 5:2 (2), 2Ch 6:25, 2Ch 6:31, 2Ch 6:38, 2Ch 7:22, 2Ch 9:31, 2Ch 12:16 (2), 2Ch 13:12, 2Ch 13:18, 2Ch 14:1, 2Ch 14:4, 2Ch 17:12-14 (3), 2Ch 19:4, 2Ch 19:8, 2Ch 20:6, 2Ch 20:33, 2Ch 21:1 (2), 2Ch 21:10, 2Ch 21:19, 2Ch 23:2, 2Ch 24:18, 2Ch 24:24, 2Ch 25:4-5 (3), 2Ch 25:28, 2Ch 26:2, 2Ch 26:12, 2Ch 26:23 (2), 2Ch 27:9, 2Ch 28:6, 2Ch 28:9, 2Ch 28:25, 2Ch 28:27, 2Ch 29:5-6 (2), 2Ch 29:9, 2Ch 30:7-8 (3), 2Ch 30:19, 2Ch 30:22, 2Ch 31:17, 2Ch 32:13-15 (3), 2Ch 32:33, 2Ch 33:8, 2Ch 33:12, 2Ch 34:20-21 (2), 2Ch 34:28, 2Ch 34:32-33 (2), 2Ch 35:4-5 (2), 2Ch 35:24, 2Ch 36:15, Ezr 1:5, Ezr 2:68, Ezr 3:12, Ezr 4:2-3 (2), Ezr 7:27, Ezr 8:1, Ezr 8:28-29 (2), Ezr 9:7, Ezr 10:11, Ezr 10:16 (2), Neh 7:70-71 (2), Neh 8:13, Neh 9:2, Neh 9:9, Neh 9:16, Neh 9:23, Neh 9:32, Neh 9:34, Neh 9:36, Neh 10:34, Neh 11:13, Neh 12:12, Neh 12:22-23 (2), Neh 13:18, Job 8:8, Job 15:18, Job 30:1, Psa 22:4, Psa 39:12, Psa 44:1, Psa 45:16, Psa 49:19, Psa 78:3, Psa 78:5, Psa 78:8, Psa 78:12, Psa 78:57, Psa 95:9, Psa 106:6-7 (2), Psa 109:14, Pro 17:6, Pro 19:14, Pro 22:28, Isa 14:21, Isa 37:12, Isa 39:6, Isa 64:11, Isa 65:7, Jer 2:5, Jer 3:18, Jer 3:24-25 (2), Jer 6:21, Jer 7:7, Jer 7:14, Jer 7:18, Jer 7:22, Jer 7:25-26 (2), Jer 9:14, Jer 9:16, Jer 11:4-5 (2), Jer 11:7, Jer 11:10, Jer 13:14, Jer 14:20, Jer 16:3, Jer 16:11-13 (3), Jer 16:15, Jer 16:19, Jer 17:22, Jer 19:4, Jer 23:27, Jer 23:39, Jer 24:10, Jer 25:5, Jer 30:3, Jer 31:29, Jer 31:32, Jer 32:18, Jer 32:22, Jer 34:5, Jer 35:13-15 (3), Jer 44:3, Jer 44:9-10 (2), Jer 44:17, Jer 44:21, Jer 47:3, Lam 5:7 (2), Eze 2:3, Eze 5:10 (2), Eze 18:2, Eze 20:4, Eze 20:18, Eze 20:27, Eze 20:30, Eze 20:36, Eze 20:42, Eze 36:28, Eze 37:25, Eze 47:14, Dan 9:6, Dan 9:8, Dan 9:16, Dan 11:24 (2), Dan 11:37-38 (2), Hos 9:10, Joe 1:2, Amo 2:4, Mic 7:20, Zec 1:2, Zec 1:4-6 (3), Zec 8:14, Mal 2:10, Mal 3:7, Mal 4:6
father’s, 126
Gen 9:23, Gen 12:1, Gen 20:13, Gen 24:7, Gen 24:23, Gen 24:38, Gen 24:40, Gen 26:15, Gen 28:21, Gen 29:9, Gen 29:12, Gen 31:1 (2), Gen 31:5, Gen 31:14, Gen 31:19, Gen 31:30, Gen 35:22, Gen 37:2, Gen 37:12, Gen 38:11 (2), Gen 41:51, Gen 46:31 (2), Gen 47:12, Gen 48:17, Gen 49:4, Gen 49:8, Gen 50:1, Gen 50:8, Gen 50:22, Exo 2:16, Exo 15:2, Lev 16:32, Lev 18:8 (2), Lev 18:11-12 (3), Lev 18:14, Lev 20:11 (2), Lev 20:17, Lev 20:19, Lev 22:13 (2), Num 2:2, Num 18:1, Num 27:7, Num 27:10, Num 30:3, Num 30:16, Deu 22:21 (2), Deu 22:30 (2), Deu 27:20 (2), Jos 2:12, Jos 2:18, Jos 6:25, Jdg 6:15, Jdg 6:25, Jdg 6:27, Jdg 9:5, Jdg 9:18, Jdg 11:2, Jdg 11:7, Jdg 14:15, Jdg 14:19, Jdg 19:2-3 (2), 1Sa 2:31, 1Sa 9:20, 1Sa 17:15, 1Sa 17:25, 1Sa 17:34, 1Sa 18:2, 1Sa 18:18, 1Sa 22:1, 1Sa 22:11, 1Sa 22:16, 1Sa 22:22, 1Sa 24:21, 2Sa 3:7, 2Sa 3:29, 2Sa 9:7, 2Sa 14:9, 2Sa 15:34, 2Sa 16:19, 2Sa 16:21-22 (2), 2Sa 19:28, 2Sa 24:17, 1Ki 11:12, 1Ki 11:17, 1Ki 12:10, 1Ki 18:18, 2Ki 10:3, 2Ki 23:30, 1Ch 7:1-2 (2), 1Ch 7:40, 1Ch 12:28, 1Ch 21:17, 1Ch 23:11, 2Ch 2:13, 2Ch 10:10, 2Ch 21:13, 2Ch 36:1, Ezr 2:59, Neh 1:6, Est 4:14, Psa 45:10, Pro 4:3, Pro 6:20, Pro 13:1, Pro 15:5, Pro 27:10, Isa 7:17, Isa 22:23-24 (2), Eze 18:14 (2), Eze 22:11
fathers’, 10
Exo 6:14, Num 17:6 (2), Num 26:2, Num 32:14, Neh 2:3, Neh 2:5, Eze 20:24, Eze 22:10, Dan 11:24
chief, 3
Num 25:14-15 (2), Jos 22:14
families, 2
2Ch 35:5, 2Ch 35:12
fatherless, 1
Lam 5:3
forefathers, 1
Jer 11:10
patrimony, 1
Deu 18:8
principal, 1
1Ch 24:6
H1 (Strong)
אָב
'âb
awb
A primitive word; father in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application: - chief, (fore-) father ([-less]), X patrimony, principal. Compare names in “Abi-”
