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father

Meaning of “father”

Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.

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979 occurrences852 verses52 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 2:24

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Genesis 2:24
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 2:24 · retained source text

Therefore shall a man leaue his father and his mother, and shall cleaue vnto his wife: and they shalbe one flesh.

1611 marginal noteMatt. 19.5. mar. 10.7. 1.corin. 6.16. ephe. 5.31.

Genesis 4:20
And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 4:20 · retained source text

And Adah bare Iabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as haue cattell.

Genesis 4:21
And his brother’s name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 4:21 · retained source text

And his brothers name was Iubal: hee was the father of all such as handle the harpe and organ.

Genesis 9:18
¶ And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 9:18 · retained source text

¶ And the sonnes of Noah that went forth of the Arke, were Shem, and Ham, and Iaphet: and Ham is the father of Canaan.

1611 marginal noteHeb. Chenaan.

Genesis 9:22
And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 9:22 · retained source text

And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakednesse of his father, and told his two brethren without.

Genesis 9:23
And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father’s nakedness.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 9:23 · retained source text

And Shem and Iaphet tooke a garment, and layed it vpon both their shoulders, and went backward, and couered the nakednesse of their father, and their faces were backward, and they saw not their fathers nakednesse.

Genesis 10:21
¶ Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 10:21 · retained source text

¶ Unto Shem also the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Iaphet the elder, euen to him were children borne.

Genesis 11:28
And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 11:28 · retained source text

And Haran died, before his father Terah in the land of his natiuity, in Ur of the Chaldees.

Genesis 11:29
And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram’s wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor’s wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 11:29 · retained source text

And Abram and Nahor tooke them wiues: the name of Abrams wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahors wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.

Genesis 17:4
As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 17:4 · retained source text

As for me, behold, my couenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.

1611 marginal noteHeb. multitude of nations.

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Where “father” appears

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Genesis169 occurrences
140 verses
Exodus23 occurrences
22 verses
Leviticus10 occurrences
9 verses
Numbers22 occurrences
19 verses
Deuteronomy14 occurrences
14 verses
Joshua13 occurrences
12 verses
Judges38 occurrences
34 verses
Ruth3 occurrences
2 verses
1 Samuel39 occurrences
34 verses
2 Samuel17 occurrences
15 verses
1 Kings60 occurrences
52 verses
2 Kings30 occurrences
25 verses
1 Chronicles55 occurrences
43 verses
2 Chronicles54 occurrences
47 verses
Esther2 occurrences
1 verse
Job6 occurrences
6 verses
Psalms4 occurrences
4 verses
Proverbs18 occurrences
18 verses
Isaiah13 occurrences
12 verses
Jeremiah14 occurrences
14 verses
Ezekiel10 occurrences
9 verses
Daniel6 occurrences
4 verses
Amos1 occurrence
1 verse
Micah1 occurrence
1 verse
Zechariah2 occurrences
1 verse
Malachi3 occurrences
2 verses
Matthew60 occurrences
54 verses
Mark19 occurrences
18 verses
Luke43 occurrences
36 verses
John126 occurrences
104 verses
Acts10 occurrences
10 verses
Romans12 occurrences
11 verses
1 Corinthians3 occurrences
3 verses
2 Corinthians5 occurrences
4 verses
Galatians5 occurrences
5 verses
Ephesians10 occurrences
10 verses
Philippians4 occurrences
4 verses
Colossians6 occurrences
6 verses
1 Thessalonians6 occurrences
5 verses
2 Thessalonians3 occurrences
3 verses
1 Timothy2 occurrences
2 verses
2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verse
Titus1 occurrence
1 verse
Philemon1 occurrence
1 verse
Hebrews5 occurrences
5 verses
James4 occurrences
4 verses
1 Peter3 occurrences
3 verses
2 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse
1 John13 occurrences
12 verses
2 John4 occurrences
3 verses
Jude1 occurrence
1 verse
Revelation4 occurrences
4 verses

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