What does עַל · אָב mean in the Bible?
עַל · אָב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "above , over , upon , or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications".
Hebrew · H5921, H1
עַל־אָבוֹת
Above , over , upon , or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications · father , in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
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עַל H5921 above , over , upon , or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
אָב H1 father , in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
Pronunciation ʾāb
Father as both literal parent and figurative source/founder; extends to ancestor, chief, and originating authority
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What does עַל־אָבוֹת (ʿal-avot) mean in the Bible?
עַל · אָב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "above , over , upon , or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5921, H1?
H5921, H1 is connected to 6,994 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. above , over , upon , or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
Strong's H5921, H1
Lexical occurrences 6,994 verses Source Gloss
above , over , upon , or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עַל־אָבוֹת is built from this root:
עַל H5920
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain