אַבָּא

Dad

AH-bah

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Meanings

DadFather

About “Dad” in Hebrew

Abba is the intimate, affectionate word for father in Hebrew, similar to 'daddy.' In Jewish liturgy, God is sometimes referred to as Avinu (our Father), reflecting a close relationship. The patriarch Abraham is called Avraham Avinu—Abraham our Father—underscoring the fatherly role in Jewish spiritual heritage.

Example

אַבָּא חָזַר הַבַּיְתָה!

Dad came home!

Gematria of “Dad” (אבא)

In Hebrew numerology (gematria), each letter has a numerical value. The word אבא (AH-bah) has a gematria value of 4.

1א+

2ב+

1א

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“Dad” in the Bible

Verses from the Torah and Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) mentioning “dad”.

Amos 1:4עמוס 1:4

ושלחתי אש בבית חזאל ואכלה ארמנות בן הדד

I will send down fire upon the palace of Hazael, And it shall devour the fortresses of Ben-hadad.

Ezekiel 47:15יחזקאל 47:15

וזה גבול הארץ לפאת צפונה מן הים הגדול הדרך חתלן לבוא צדדה

These are the boundaries of the land: As the northern limit: From the Great Sea by way of Hethlon, Lebo-hamath, Zedad,

Ezra 3:9עזרא 3:9

ויעמד ישוע בניו ואחיו קדמיאל ובניו בני יהודה כאחד לנצח על עשה המלאכה בבית האלהים בני חנדד בניהם ואחיהם הלוים

Jeshua, his sons and brothers, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together were appointed in charge of those who did the work in the House of God; also the sons of Henadad, their sons and their Levite kin.

English translation: THE JPS TANAKH, Revised Edition (2023) © Jewish Publication Society, via Sefaria. CC BY-NC 4.0

This word starts with the Hebrew letter alef.