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Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical
Scripts אֲבִיהוּא(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced Pron. /ə.ˈbaɪ.hju/(English)

Meaning & History

Means "he is my father" in Hebrew, from אָב (ʾav) meaning "father" and הוּא (hu) meaning "he". This is the name of a son of Aaron in the Old Testament. He and his brother Nadab were killed by God because they presented him with unauthorized fire.