Word Study · Strong's H30 · Hebrew
אֲבִיהוּא
Abihu
ab-ee-hoo'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʼĂbîyhûwʼ
“Abihu, a son of Aaron”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Abihu, a son of Aaron
Rendered in the KJV as
Abihu.
- 12occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 4 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 9inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 12 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 9
- וַאֲבִיה֔וּא4
- אֲבִיה֔וּא1
- אֲבִיה֑וּא1
- וַאֲבִיה֛וּא1
- וַאֲבִיה֜וּא1
- וַאֲבִיה֕וּא1
- וַאֲבִיה֣וּא1
- וַאֲבִיה֑וּא1
- וַאֲבִיהוּא֙1
How it is rendered · 2
- and Abihu10
- Abihu2
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)10
- proper noun (a name)2
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- HC/Npm · 10
- HNpm · 2
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The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Exodus carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Exodus4 occurrences
- Exodus 6:23אֲבִיה֔וּאʾavihu'proper noun (a name)And Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.here: Abihu
- Exodus 24:1וַאֲבִיה֔וּאvaavihu'conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Then the LORD said to Moses, “Come up to the LORD—you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of Israel’s elders—and you are to worship at a distance.here: and Abihu
- Exodus 24:9וַאֲבִיה֔וּאvaavihu'conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Then Moses went up with Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel,here: and Abihu
- Exodus 28:1וַאֲבִיה֛וּאvaavihu'conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)“Next, have your brother Aaron brought to you from among the Israelites, along with his sons Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, to serve Me as priests.here: and Abihu
Numbers4 occurrences
- Numbers 3:2וַאֲבִיה֕וּאvaavihu'conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)These are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the firstborn, then Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.here: and Abihu
- Numbers 3:4וַאֲבִיה֣וּאvaavihu'conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Nadab and Abihu, however, died in the presence of the LORD when they offered unauthorized fire before the LORD in the Wilderness of Sinai. And since they had no sons, only Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests during the lifetime of their father Aaron.here: and Abihu
- Numbers 26:60אֲבִיה֑וּאʾavihu'proper noun (a name)Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar were born to Aaron,here: Abihu
- Numbers 26:61וַאֲבִיה֑וּאvaavihu'conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)but Nadab and Abihu died when they offered unauthorized fire before the LORD.here: and Abihu
1 Chronicles3 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 6:3וַאֲבִיה֔וּאvaavihu'conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.here: and Abihu
- 1 Chronicles 24:1וַאֲבִיה֔וּאvaavihu'conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)These were the divisions of the descendants of Aaron. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.here: and Abihu
- 1 Chronicles 24:2וַאֲבִיהוּא֙vaavihu'conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)But Nadab and Abihu died before their father did, and they had no sons; so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.here: and Abihu