Aleph: abiyam (ab-ee-yawm)

Meaning abiyam

a.  From 1 ('âb    ) and 3220 (yâm   ).
b.  Father of (the) sea (i.e. seaman).

Parts of speech: Proper name masculine

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition [aiyam 38] Abijam = "my father is the sea" or "Yah(u) is (my) father" king of Judah, son and successor of Rehoboam

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition [ab 1] father of an individual of God as father of his people head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan ancestor grandfather, forefathers -- of person of people originator or patron of a class, profession, or art of producer, generator (fig.) of benevolence and protection (fig.) term of respect and honour ruler or chief (spec.) Greek Equivalent Words Strong #: 2730 ‑ κατοικέω (kat‑oy‑keh'‑o);  3390 ‑ μητρόπολις (may‑trop'‑ol‑is);  3507 ‑ νεφέλη (nef‑el'‑ay);   3509 ‑ νέφος (nef'‑os);  3962 ‑ πατήρ (pat‑ayr');   3965 ‑ πατριά (pat‑ree‑ah');  3966 ‑ πατριάρχης (pat‑ree‑arkh'‑ace);  3967 ‑ πατρικός (pat‑ree‑kos');  3971 ‑ πατρῷος (pat‑ro'‑os);   1118 ‑ γονεύς (gon‑yooce');

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition [yam 3220] sea Mediterranean Sea Red Sea Dead Sea Sea of Galilee sea (general) mighty river (Nile) the sea (the great basin in the temple court) seaward, west, westward Greek Equivalent Words Strong #: 1424 ‑ δυσμή (doos‑may');  2281 ‑ θάλασσα (thal'‑as‑sah);  3882 ‑ παράλιος (par‑al'‑ee‑os);