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ʾevyātār אֶבְיָתָר ‘Abiathar’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: contracted from ʾāv אָב ‘father’ and yātar יָתַר ‘to remain’
Roots: אב יתר

ʾevyātār pr n m pers
Abiathar = "my father is great"
1) priest, son of Ahitub (Ahimelech), faithful to David, but later rebelled with Adonijah

Mentioned in 1 Samuel 22:22, 22:20, 22:21, 23:6, 23:9, 30:7 2 Samuel 17:15, 8:17, 15:24, 15:27, 15:29, 15:35, 15:36, 19:12, 20:25 1 Kings 2:26, 2:22, 1:7, 1:19, 1:25, 1:42, 2:27, 2:35, 4:4 1 Chronicles 24:6, 18:16, 15:11, 27:34

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