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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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Showing verses 1–10 of 19 · 22 word occurrences in this result

Numbers 3:4
And Nadab and Abihu died before the Lord, when they offered strange fire before the Lord, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest’s office in the sight of Aaron their father.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Numbers 3:4 · retained source text

And Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD, when they offered strange fire before the LORD in the wildernesse of Sinai, and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar ministred in the Priests office in the sight of Aaron their father.

1611 marginal noteLeuit. 10.1. chap. 26.61. 1.chro. 24.2.

Numbers 3:24
And the chief of the house of the father of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 3:24 · retained source text

And the chiefe of the house of the father of the Gershonites, shall be Eliasaph the sonne of Lael.

Numbers 3:30
And the chief of the house of the father of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 3:30 · retained source text

And the chiefe of the house of the father of the families of the Kohathites shalbe Elizaphan the sonne of Uzziel.

Numbers 3:35
And the chief of the house of the father of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail: these shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle northward.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 3:35 · retained source text

And the chiefe of the house of the father of the families of Merari, was Zuriel the sonne of Abihail: these shall pitch on the side of the Tabernacle Northwards.

Numbers 6:7
He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die: because the consecration of his God is upon his head.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Numbers 6:7 · retained source text

Hee shall not make himselfe vncleane for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die: because the consecration of his God is vpon his head.

1611 marginal noteHebr. separation.

Numbers 10:29
¶ And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses’ father in law, We are journeying unto the place of which the Lord said, I will give it you: come thou with us, and we will do thee good: for the Lord hath spoken good concerning Israel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 10:29 · retained source text

¶ And Moses said vnto Hobab the sonne of Raguel the Midianite Moses father in law, Wee are iourneying vnto the place of which the LORD said, I wil giue it you: come thou with vs, and we will doe thee good: for the LORD hath spoken good concerning Israel.

Numbers 11:12
Have I conceived all this people? have I begotten them, that thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing father beareth the sucking child, unto the land which thou swarest unto their fathers?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 11:12 · retained source text

Haue I conceiued all this people? haue I begotten them, that thou shouldest say vnto me, Cary them in thy bosome (as a nursing father beareth the sucking child) vnto the land which thou swarest vnto their fathers?

Numbers 12:14
¶ And the Lord said unto Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? let her be shut out from the camp seven days, and after that let her be received in again.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Numbers 12:14 · retained source text

¶ And the LORD said vnto Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, should she not bee ashamed seuen dayes? let her be shut out from the campe seuen dayes, and after that let her be receiued in againe.

1611 marginal noteLeuit. 13.46.

Numbers 18:2
And thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring thou with thee, that they may be joined unto thee, and minister unto thee: but thou and thy sons with thee shall minister before the tabernacle of witness.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 18:2 · retained source text

And thy brethren also of the tribe of Leui, the tribe of thy father, bring thou with thee, that they may be ioyned vnto thee, and minister vnto thee: but thou and thy sonnes with thee shall minister before the Tabernacle of Witnesse.

Numbers 27:3
Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not in the company of them that gathered themselves together against the Lord in the company of Korah; but died in his own sin, and had no sons.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Numbers 27:3 · retained source text

Our father died in the wildernesse, and he was not in the company of them that gathered themselues together against the LORD in the company of Korah: but died in his owne sinne, and had no sonnes.

1611 marginal noteChap. 14.35. and 26.64,65.

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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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