אָב (ʾāb) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning father. It appears
1213 times
in 31 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H1).
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 4a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 4a)father; father of individual; head of household; ancestor; originator, patron; producer, generator; benevolence; respect, honor; ruler, chief; fatherless, principal
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
אָבnoun, masculine: father
1.father of individual
3.head of household, family or clan
4.ancestor
5.originator or patron of a class, profession
6.figuratively of producer, generator
7.figuratively of benevolence & protection
8.term of respect & honor
9.specifically, ruler, chief (late)
Strong's H1אָב: father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application KJV:chief, (fore-) father(-less), × patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.