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.