Genesis 15:15
And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.
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Fathers
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1 John 2:14
I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.
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Which Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek words stand behind this KJV word?
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אָב
ʼâb · awb
485 times translated as this KJV form1,212 total Strong's occurrences
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
Strong's KJV usage: chief, (fore-) father(-less), × patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Genesis 15:15Strong's last: Malachi 4:6
Open full H1 profile →πατήρ
patḗr · pat-ayr'
53 times translated as this KJV form453 total Strong's occurrences
a "father" (literally or figuratively, near or more remote)
Strong's KJV usage: :--father, parent.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Matthew 23:30Strong's last: 1 John 2:14
Open full G3962 profile →πατρῷος
patrōios · pat-ro'-os
3 times translated as this KJV form3 total Strong's occurrences
paternal, i.e. hereditary
Strong's KJV usage: :--of fathers.
Strong's first: Acts 22:3Strong's last: Acts 28:17
Open full G3971 profile →אַב
ʼab · ab
3 times translated as this KJV form9 total Strong's occurrences
Strong's KJV usage: father.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Ezra 4:15Strong's last: Daniel 2:23
Open full H2 profile →παράδοσις
parádosis · par-ad'-os-is
1 times translated as this KJV form13 total Strong's occurrences
transmission, i.e. (concretely) a precept; specially, the Jewish traditionary law
Strong's KJV usage: :--ordinance, tradition.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Galatians 1:14Strong's last: Galatians 1:14
Open full G3862 profile →πατραλῴας
patralṓias · pat-ral-o'-as
1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences
a parricide
Strong's KJV usage: :--murderer of fathers.
Strong's first: 1 Timothy 1:9Strong's last: 1 Timothy 1:9
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patroparádotos · pat-rop-ar-ad'-ot-os
1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences
traditionary
Strong's KJV usage: :--received by tradition from fathers.
Strong's first: 1 Peter 1:18Strong's last: 1 Peter 1:18
Open full G3970 profile →אָמַן
ʼâman · aw-man'
1 times translated as this KJV form108 total Strong's occurrences
properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanent or quiet; morally to be true or certain;
Strong's KJV usage: hence, assurance, believe, bring up, establish, fail, be faithful (of long continuance, stedfast, sure, surely, trusty, verified), nurse, (-ing father), (put), trust, turn to the right.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Isaiah 49:23Strong's last: Isaiah 49:23
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The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief of the fathers of Laadan.
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These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward.
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These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward.
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And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar; and thus were they divided. Among the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen chief men of the house of their fathers, and eight among the sons of Ithamar according to the house of their fathers.
H1
And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar; and thus were they divided. Among the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen chief men of the house of their fathers, and eight among the sons of Ithamar according to the house of their fathers.
H1
And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.
H1
The sons also of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after the house of their fathers.
H1
These likewise cast lots over against their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites, even the principal fathers over against their younger brethren.
H1
These likewise cast lots over against their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites, even the principal fathers over against their younger brethren.
H1
And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate.
H1
As concerning the sons of Laadan; the sons of the Gershonite Laadan, chief fathers, even of Laadan the Gershonite, were Jehieli.
H1
Which Shelomith and his brethren were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the host, had dedicated.
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Among the Hebronites was Jerijah the chief, even among the Hebronites, according to the generations of his fathers. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought for, and there were found among them mighty men of valour at Jazer of Gilead.
H1
And his brethren, men of valour, were two thousand and seven hundred chief fathers, whom king David made rulers over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, for every matter pertaining to God, and affairs of the king.
H1
Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit, the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in any matter of the courses, which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every course were twenty and four thousand.
H1
Then the chief of the fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers of the king's work, offered willingly,
H1
For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding.
H1
O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee:
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And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the LORD your God. And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the LORD, and the king.
English meaning and historical usage.
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father
F'ATHER, noun [Latin pater. The primary sense is obvious.]
1. He who begets a child; in Latin genitor or generator.
The father of a fool hath no joy. Proverbs 17:21.
2. The first ancestor; the progenitor of a race or family. Adam was the father of the human race. Abraham was the father of the Israelites.
3. The appellation of an old man, and a term of respect.
The king of Israel said to Elisha, my father shall I smite them? 2 Kings 6:21.
The servants of Naaman call him father Elderly men are called fathers; as the fathers of a town or city. In the church, men venerable for age, learning and piety are called fathers, or reverend fathers.
4. The grandfather or more remote ancestor. Nebuchadnezzar is called the father of Belshazzar, though he was his grandfather. Daniel 5:2.
5. One who feeds and supports or exercises paternal care over another. God is called the father of the fatherless.
Psalms 118:1.
6. He who creates, invents, makes or composes any thing; the author, former or contriver; a founder, director or instructor. God as creator is the father of all men. John 8:16. Jabal was the father of such as dwell in tents; and Jubal of musicians. Genesis 4:20. God is the father of spirits and of lights. Homer is considered as the father of epic poetry. Washington, as a defender and an affectionate and wise counselor, is called the father of his country. And see 1 Chronicles 2:51. 1 Chronicles 4:14. 1 Chr 9:35. Satan is called the father of lies; he introduced sin, and instigates men to sin. John 8:16. Abraham is called the father of believers. He was an early believer, and a pattern of faith and obedience. Romans 4:1.
7. Fathers, in the plural, ancestors.
David slept with his fathers. 1 Kings 2:12.
8. A father in law. So Heli is called the father of Joseph. Luke 3:8.
9. The appellation of the first person in the adorable Trinity.
Go ye, therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Matthew 28:19.
10. The title given to dignitaries of the church, superiors of convents, and to popish confessors.
11. The appellation of the ecclesiastical writers of the first centuries, as Polycarp, Jerome, etc.
12. The title of a senator in ancient Rome; as conscript fathers.
Adoptive father he who adopts the children of another, and acknowledges them as his own.
Natural father the father of illegitimate children.
Putative father one who is only reputed to be the father; the supposed father
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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