Word Study · Strong's H5672 · Hebrew
עֲבִי
abi
ab-ee'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʻăbîy
“density, i.e. depth or width”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
density, i.e. depth or width
Rendered in the KJV as
thick(-ness). Compare H5645 (עָב).
- 5occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 4 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 5 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- וְעָבְי֣וֹ2
- בַּעֲבִ֖י1
- בַּ֝עֲבִ֗י1
- וְעָבְי֛וֹ1
How it is rendered · 3
- and thickness its3
- in [the] thickness of1
- with [the] thickness of1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular3
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms · 3
- HR/Ncmsc · 2
All 5, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
2 Chronicles carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
2 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 4:5וְעָבְי֣וֹveaveyoconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularIt was a handbreadth thick, and its rim was fashioned like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It could hold three thousand baths.here: and thickness its
- 2 Chronicles 4:17בַּעֲבִ֖יbaavipreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)The king had them cast in clay molds in the plain of the Jordan between Succoth and Zeredah.here: in [the] thickness of