אֲבִיָּ֥ם
𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤌
Aviyam
Abijam
A personal name meaning 'my father is Yam' or 'my father is the sea.' It refers specifically in the Hebrew Bible to a monarch of the southern kingdom (king of Judah), but the compound structure is also attested as a theophoric personal name. The semantic range includes literal possible meanings ('father of the sea', 'my father is Yam'), but in proper name usage most likely signals a theophoric or symbolic element rather than indicating actual parentage or vocation.
1 Kings 14:31 · Word #15
Lexicon H38
| Lemma | אֲבִיָּם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤌 |
| Transliteration | Aviyam |
| Strong's | H38 |
| Definition | A personal name meaning 'my father is Yam' or 'my father is the sea.' It refers specifically in the Hebrew Bible to a monarch of the southern kingdom (king of Judah), but the compound structure is also attested as a theophoric personal name. The semantic range includes literal possible meanings ('father of the sea', 'my father is Yam'), but in proper name usage most likely signals a theophoric or symbolic element rather than indicating actual parentage or vocation. |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Abijam |
SIBI-P1 Translation H38-01
My-Father-is-Yam
| Morphological Notes | Proper masculine singular personal name; compound theophoric formation from אָב + יָם. |
| Rendering Rationale | The name is a compound of אָב (father) with first-person singular suffix implied in the construct form אֲבִי (my father) and יָם (sea/Yam). Rendering it as "My-Father-is-Yam" preserves the theophoric structure and root meanings rather than substituting a conventional Anglicized name. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Aviyam
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: My-Father-is-Yam |