Word Study · Strong's H54 · Hebrew
אֶבְיָתָר
Ebyathar
ab-yaw-thawr'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʼEbyâthâr
“Ebjathar, an Israelite”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Ebjathar, an Israelite
Rendered in the KJV as
Abiathar.
- 30occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 4 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 19inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 30 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 19
- אֶבְיָתָ֖ר3
- וְאֶבְיָתָ֖ר3
- אֶבְיָתָ֑ר2
- אֶבְיָתָ֣ר2
- אֶבְיָתָ֛ר2
- אֶבְיָתָ֥ר2
- אֶבְיָתָ֔ר2
- וּלְאֶבְיָתָ֖ר2
- וּלְאֶבְיָתָ֣ר2
- אֶבְיָתָ֧ר1
- אֶבְיָתָ֤ר1
- אֶבְיָתָר֙1
and 7 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 7
- Abiathar16
- and Abiathar5
- and to Abiathar5
- [was] Abiathar1
- and for Abiathar1
- of Abiathar1
- to Abiathar1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- proper noun (a name)17
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)6
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)5
- preposition + proper noun (a name)2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpm · 17
- HC/R/Npm · 6
- HC/Npm · 5
- HR/Npm · 2
All 30, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
2 Samuel carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
1 Samuel7 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 22:20אֶבְיָתָ֑רʾevyatarproper noun (a name)But one of the sons of Ahimelech son of Ahitub escaped. His name was Abiathar, and he fled to David.here: [was] Abiathar
- 1 Samuel 22:21אֶבְיָתָ֖רʾevyatarproper noun (a name)And Abiathar told David that Saul had killed the priests of the LORD.here: Abiathar
- 1 Samuel 22:22לְאֶבְיָתָ֗רleevyatarpreposition + proper noun (a name)Then David said to Abiathar, “I knew that Doeg the Edomite was there that day, and that he was sure to tell Saul. I myself am responsible for the lives of everyone in your father’s house.here: to Abiathar
- 1 Samuel 23:6אֶבְיָתָ֧רʾevyatarproper noun (a name)(Now Abiathar son of Ahimelech had brought the ephod with him when he fled to David at Keilah.)here: Abiathar
- 1 Samuel 23:9אֶבְיָתָ֣רʾevyatarproper noun (a name)When David learned that Saul was plotting evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod.”here: Abiathar
- 1 Samuel 30:7אֶבְיָתָ֤רʾevyatarproper noun (a name)Then David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Bring me the ephod.” So Abiathar brought it to him,here: Abiathar
- 1 Samuel 30:7אֶבְיָתָ֛רʾevyatarproper noun (a name)Then David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Bring me the ephod.” So Abiathar brought it to him,here: Abiathar
2 Samuel10 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 8:17אֶבְיָתָ֖רʾevyatarproper noun (a name)Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was the scribe;here: Abiathar
- 2 Samuel 15:24אֶבְיָתָ֑רʾevyatarproper noun (a name)Zadok was also there, and all the Levites with him were carrying the ark of the covenant of God. And they set down the ark of God, and Abiathar offered sacrifices until the people had passed out of the city.here: Abiathar
- 2 Samuel 15:27אֶבְיָתָ֛רʾevyatarproper noun (a name)The king also said to Zadok the priest, “Are you not a seer? Return to the city in peace—you with your son Ahimaaz, and Abiathar with his son Jonathan.here: Abiathar
- 2 Samuel 15:29וְאֶבְיָתָ֛רveevyatarconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)So Zadok and Abiathar returned the ark of God to Jerusalem and stayed there.here: and Abiathar
- 2 Samuel 15:35וְאֶבְיָתָ֖רveevyatarconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Will not Zadok and Abiathar the priests be there with you? Report to them everything you hear from the king’s palace.here: and Abiathar
- 2 Samuel 15:35וּלְאֶבְיָתָ֖רuleevyatarconjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)Will not Zadok and Abiathar the priests be there with you? Report to them everything you hear from the king’s palace.here: and to Abiathar
- 2 Samuel 15:36לְאֶבְיָתָ֑רleevyatarpreposition + proper noun (a name)Indeed, their two sons, Ahimaaz son of Zadok and Jonathan son of Abiathar, are there with them. Send them to me with everything you hear.”here: of Abiathar
- 2 Samuel 17:15אֶבְיָתָר֙ʾevyatarproper noun (a name)So Hushai told Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, “This is what Ahithophel has advised Absalom and the elders of Israel, and this is what I have advised.here: Abiathar
- 2 Samuel 19:11אֶבְיָתָ֥רʾevyatarproper noun (a name)Then King David sent this message to Zadok and Abiathar, the priests: “Say to the elders of Judah, ‘Why should you be the last to restore the king to his palace, since the talk of all Israel has reached the king at his quarters?here: Abiathar
- 2 Samuel 20:25וְאֶבְיָתָ֖רveevyatarconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Sheva was the scribe; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;here: and Abiathar
1 Kings9 occurrences
- 1 Kings 1:7אֶבְיָתָ֣רʾevyatarproper noun (a name)So Adonijah conferred with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, who supported him.here: Abiathar
- 1 Kings 1:19וּלְאֶבְיָתָר֙uleevyatarconjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)And he has sacrificed an abundance of oxen, fattened calves, and sheep, and has invited all the other sons of the king, as well as Abiathar the priest and Joab the commander of the army. But he did not invite your servant Solomon.here: and to Abiathar
- 1 Kings 1:25וּלְאֶבְיָתָ֣רuleevyatarconjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)For today he has gone down and sacrificed an abundance of oxen, fattened calves, and sheep, and has invited all the sons of the king, the commanders of the army, and Abiathar the priest. And behold, they are eating and drinking before him, saying, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’here: and to Abiathar
- 1 Kings 1:42אֶבְיָתָ֥רʾevyatarproper noun (a name)As he was speaking, suddenly Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest arrived. “Come in,” said Adonijah, “for you are a man of valor. You must be bringing good news.”here: Abiathar
- 1 Kings 2:22וּלְאֶבְיָתָ֣רuleevyatarconjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)King Solomon answered his mother, “Why do you request Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Since he is my older brother, you might as well request the kingdom for him and for Abiathar the priest and for Joab son of Zeruiah!”here: and for Abiathar
- 1 Kings 2:26וּלְאֶבְיָתָ֨רuleevyatarconjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)Then the king said to Abiathar the priest, “Go back to your fields in Anathoth. Even though you deserve to die, I will not put you to death at this time, since you carried the ark of the Lord GOD before my father David, and you suffered through all that my father suffered.”here: and to Abiathar
- 1 Kings 2:27אֶבְיָתָ֔רʾevyatarproper noun (a name)So Solomon banished Abiathar from the priesthood of the LORD and thus fulfilled the word that the LORD had spoken at Shiloh against the house of Eli.here: Abiathar
- 1 Kings 2:35אֶבְיָתָֽר׃ʾevyatarproper noun (a name)And the king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada in Joab’s place over the army, and he appointed Zadok the priest in Abiathar’s place.here: Abiathar
- 1 Kings 4:4וְאֶבְיָתָ֖רveevyatarconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in charge of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;here: and Abiathar
1 Chronicles4 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 15:11וּלְאֶבְיָתָ֖רuleevyatarconjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)David summoned the priests Zadok and Abiathar and the Levites Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.here: and to Abiathar
- 1 Chronicles 18:16אֶבְיָתָ֖רʾevyatarproper noun (a name)Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was the scribe;here: Abiathar
- 1 Chronicles 24:6אֶבְיָתָ֔רʾevyatarproper noun (a name)The scribe, Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, recorded their names in the presence of the king and of the officers: Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the heads of families of the priests and the Levites—one family being taken from Eleazar, and then one from Ithamar.here: Abiathar
- 1 Chronicles 27:34וְאֶבְיָתָ֔רveevyatarconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Ahithophel was succeeded by Jehoiada son of Benaiah, then by Abiathar. Joab was the commander of the king’s army.here: and Abiathar