Strong's Definition
from 1 and 3220; father of (the) sea (i.e. seaman); Abijam (or Abijah), a king of Judah
KJV Usage: Abijam
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
אֲבִיָּם (a.viy.yam) — Abijam. A king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.14.31; son of: Rehoboam (H7346) and Maacah (H4601K); brother of: Attai (H6262I), Ziza (H2124H) and Shelomith (H8019); father of: Asa (H0609); half-brother of: Jeush (H3266K), Shemariah (H8114H) and Zaham (H2093); also called Abijam (KJV: Abia) at 1Ki.14.31; 15.1,7,8; Another name of a.viy.yah (אֲבִיָּ֫הוּ, אֲבִיָּה "Abijah" H0029I) § Abijam = "my father is the sea" or "Yah(u) is (my) father" king of Judah, son and successor of Rehoboam
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
אֲבִיָּ֫הוּ n.pr.m. & f. (Yah(u) is (my) father)—so † 2 Ch 13:20, 21 = אֲבִיָּם † 1 K 14:31 15:1, 7, 7, 8 (𝔊 Ἀβιου, Ἀβια); = אֲבִי † 2 K 18:2 (𝔊 Ἀβου, Ἀβουθ); = אֲבִיָּה 1 S 8:2 22 t.— king of Judah, son & successor of Rehoboam
2nd son of Samuel
son of Jerob.
son of Becher, a Benjamite
head of a priestly house
id.
wife of Hezron
mother of Hezekiah
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