Strong’s H28 · Hebrew

אֲבִידָע
ʼĂbîydâʻ
ab-ee-daw'

Definition

Abida, a son of Abraham by Keturah

Etymology

from H1 (אָב) and H3045 (יָדַע); father of knowledge (i.e. knowing);

Where the KJV renders it

  • Abida
  • Abidah

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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