000 - Biblical Hebrew Word Analysis
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 7:38 pm
אב
ab
Gematria value: 1+2 = 3
Phonetic : awb
Strongs No: 1
Instances in the Tanakh: 1215
Etymology: a Phoenician root for "male genitive (ie. creative) force", common to all Semitic language families.
1. father of an individual
2. of God as father of his people
3. head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan
4. ancestor
a. grandfather, forefathers -- of person
b. of people, as a tribe
5. originator or patron of a class, profession, or art
6. of producer, generator (fig.)
7. of benevolence and protection (fig.)
8. term of respect and honour
9. ruler or chief (spec.)
Analysis: Aleph is the ox is a sign of strength, while Beth is the house is the basis of family development, and sense of self. Thus the strength of the house, family development, and personal integrity is traditionally the אב.
ab
Gematria value: 1+2 = 3
Phonetic : awb
Strongs No: 1
Instances in the Tanakh: 1215
Etymology: a Phoenician root for "male genitive (ie. creative) force", common to all Semitic language families.
1. father of an individual
2. of God as father of his people
3. head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan
4. ancestor
a. grandfather, forefathers -- of person
b. of people, as a tribe
5. originator or patron of a class, profession, or art
6. of producer, generator (fig.)
7. of benevolence and protection (fig.)
8. term of respect and honour
9. ruler or chief (spec.)
Analysis: Aleph is the ox is a sign of strength, while Beth is the house is the basis of family development, and sense of self. Thus the strength of the house, family development, and personal integrity is traditionally the אב.