Lexical Summary Ebyathar: "the great one is father", an Israelite priest Original Word: אֶבְיָתָרTransliteration: Ebyathar Phonetic Spelling: (ab-yaw-thawr') Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine Short Definition: "the great one is father", an Israelite priest Meaning: Abiathar -- "the great one is father", an Israelite priest Strong's Concordance Abiathar Contracted from 'ab and yathar; father of abundance (i.e. Liberal); Ebjathar, an Israelite -- Abiathar. see HEBREW 'ab see HEBREW yathar Brown-Driver-Briggs H54. Ebyathar אֶבְיָתָר proper name, masculine (the Great One is father (?) so BäRel. 156, compare Sabean ותר) a priest, son of Ahimelech 1 Samuel 22:20-21, 22; 23:6, 9; 30:7 (twice in verse); 2 Samuel 8:17 (read ׳אב בןאֿחמלך so ᵑ6 We Dr) + 22 t. 2Samuel, 1Kings, 1Chronicles. |