father of an individual

of God as father of his people

head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan

ancestor

1. grandfather, forefathers — of person

2. of people

originator or patron of a class, profession, or art

of producer, generator (fig.)

of benevolence and protection (fig.)

term of respect and honour

ruler or chief (spec.)

Abia or Abiah or Abijah = "Jehovah is (my) father"

1. king of Judah, son and successor of Rehoboam

2. second son of Samuel

3. son of Jeroboam the first, king of Israel

4. son of Becher, a Benjamite

5. head of a priestly house (one of the 24 Levite groups)

6. head of a priestly house (after the exile)

7. wife of Hezron

8. mother of Hezekiah (cf H21)

after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time)

1. as an adverb

   1. behind (of place)

   2. afterwards (of time)

2. as a preposition

   1. behind, after (of place)

   2. after (of time)

   3. besides

3. as a conjunction

   1. after that

4. as a substantive

   1. hinder part

5. with other prepositions

   1. from behind

   2. from following after

woman, wife, female

1. woman (opposite of man)

2. wife (woman married to a man)

3. female (of animals)

4. each, every (pronoun)

Ashur = "black"

1. son of Pharez

sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

Hezron = "surrounded by a wall"

1. a son of Reuben

2. a son of Pharez and grandson of Judah

   proper locative noun

3. a place in the extreme south of Judah

to bear, bring forth, beget, gender, travail

1. (Qal)

   1. to bear, bring forth

      1. of child birth

      2. of distress (simile)

      3. of wicked (behaviour)

   2. to beget

2. (Niphal) to be born

3. (Piel)

   1. to cause or help to bring forth

   2. to assist or tend as a midwife

   3. midwife (participle)

4. (Pual) to be born

5. (Hiphil)

   1. to beget (a child)

   2. to bear (fig. - of wicked bringing forth iniquity)

6. (Hophal) day of birth, birthday (infinitive)

7. (Hithpael) to declare one's birth (pedigree)

Caleb-ephratah = "dog or ash heap"

1. a place in Gilead

death, dying, Death (personified), realm of the dead

1. death

2. death by violence (as a penalty)

3. state of death, place of death

Tekoa or Tekoah = "a stockade"

1. a Judaite, son of Ashur and grandson of Hezron

   proper locative noun

2. a town in the hill country of Judah near Hebron built by king Rehoboam of Judah; birthplace of Amos

3. a wilderness area where king Jehoshaphat of Judah defeated the people of Moab, Ammon, and Mount Seir