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ʾăviyyām אֲבִיָּם ‘Abijam’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ʾāv אָב ‘father’ and yām יָם ‘sea’
Roots: אב ים

ʾăviyyām pr n m pers
Abijam = "my father is the sea" or "Yah(u) is (my) father"
1) king of Judah, son and successor of Rehoboam

Mentioned in 1 Kings 14:31, 15:8, 15:1, 15:7

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