Definition

Abijam (or Abijah), a king of Judah

Etymology

from H1 (אָב) and H3220 (יָם); father of (the) sea (i.e. seaman);

Word family

• אָב ʼâb
• יָם yâm

How the KJV renders it

• Abijam

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.