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Meaning and etymology of the Hebrew name Abi
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Abi 
The name Abi occurs only once in the Bible; she is the daughter of one of the many Zechariah's in the Bible, and the mother of king Hezekiah and wife of king Ahaz of Judah(2 Kings 18:2). In the parallel text of 2 Chronicles 29:1, she is called Abijah.
The name Abi consists of a word that is among the most frequently occurring in names:  (ab), meaning father. This noun is the common Hebrew word for the male parent (Genesis 2:24), but is also very often used to indicate a far removed ancestor (Genesis 10:21), the chief of a large household (2 Kings 2:12) or town (Isaiah 22:21), or even a counselor (Genesis 45:8) or prophet (2 Kings 6:21). An ab is someone with a central authority, and the word ab is also ascribed to God (Isaiah 63:16, Hosea 11:1).
The final yod of the name Abi is a possessive; the name Abi means My Father.
Also see Abba.
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