To: ...Cathy Boyle From: Cathy PORTER-Maynard (In Minnesota)... Subject: Strong's Greek / Hebrew dictionaries -- keyed for the King James translation of the Bible Greetings, Cathy B.: Thank you! The information that you posted regarding the name(s) Abiah/Abijah makes such good sense. And, the excerpt from the Strong's Hebrew and Greek Dictionaries was simply beautiful: "father (that is worshipper) of Jah." I think that you have found the answer to the "Abiah" quandary (and, perhaps similar questions regarding ancestral names that certainly "sound" Biblical -- but may have slightly different and/or unorthodox spelling(s). If you hadn't checked your Strong's Greek & Hebrew dictionaries (keyed for the KJV), the connection wouldn't have surfaced. My search using only the NIV did not produce the Abijah link. You, sister, are a Godsend! Peace & blessings, Cathy PORTER-Maynard <>< P.S. In a KJV search using the keyword of "Abijah," it appears that in both Chronicles & Kings, the name Abijah was used for BOTH genders. What do you think? ====================================================== Your In a message dated 2/21/2003 11:50:53 AM Central Standard Time, cboyle@ViaFamily.com writes: > Subj:RE: [MFLR] The name Abiah > Date:2/21/2003 11:50:53 AM Central Standard Time > From:<A HREF="mailto:cboyle@ViaFamily.com">cboyle@ViaFamily.com</A> > To:<A HREF="mailto:MAYFLOWER-L@rootsweb.com">MAYFLOWER-L@rootsweb.com</A> > Sent from the Internet > > > > > > One more thing to add to Kathy's post about Bible references to Abiah. > This is from Strong's Hebrew and Greek Dictionaries: > > H29 Abiah - From H1 and H3050; father (that is worshipper) of Jah; > Abijah, the name of several Israelite men and two Israelitesses:-Abiah, > Abijah. > > Strong's is keyed to the KJV. > > So, the spelling could be either Abiah or Abijah or any other variant > since there was no consistent standard for spelling rules in the 1600's. > > > IHG, > Cathy B. > > > ==== MAYFLOWER Mailing List ====