אֲבִיָּ֑הוּ
𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤄𐤅
Aviyah
Abijah
Abijah is a personal name, meaning 'my father is Yah' or 'Yah is father.' It occurs as the name of multiple figures in the Hebrew Bible, both male and female, and reflects the practice of theophoric naming—incorporating a divine name (in this case, the abbreviated form of Yahweh, 'Yah') into the personal name. The primary lexical sense is as a proper noun designating individuals rather than functioning as a common noun or title.
2 Chronicles 13:20 · Word #7
Lexicon H29
| Lemma | אֲבִיָּה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤄 |
| Transliteration | Aviyah |
| Strong's | H29 |
| Definition | Abijah is a personal name, meaning 'my father is Yah' or 'Yah is father.' It occurs as the name of multiple figures in the Hebrew Bible, both male and female, and reflects the practice of theophoric naming—incorporating a divine name (in this case, the abbreviated form of Yahweh, 'Yah') into the personal name. The primary lexical sense is as a proper noun designating individuals rather than functioning as a common noun or title. |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Abijah |
SIBI-P1 Translation H29-02
My Father is Yah
| Morphological Notes | Proper noun, personal name; singular; theophoric compound of אבי (my father) + יהו (Yah). |
| Rendering Rationale | The name combines אבי ("my father," from the root אב) with יהו (Yah), forming a theophoric declaration. Rendering it as "My Father is Yah" preserves both the paternal root meaning and the explicit divine element in this proper name form. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Aviyah
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: My Father is Yah |
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