In the bible, Abi is the name of the mother of Hezekiah (2KI 18:2). Meaning of the name: my father. Related names are:
Gideon,
Ophrah,
Joash (and others ...)
. The translations of Abi in 37 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
Abigaíl in Spanish to
Abu in Tamil!
And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abi-ezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites. (JDG 6:11)
Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovah-shalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites. (JDG 6:24)
But the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abi-ezer was gathered after him. (JDG 6:34)
And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abi-ezer? (JDG 8:2)
And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites. (JDG 8:32)
Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite, (2SA 23:31)
Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Abi, the daughter of Zachariah. (2KI 18:2)
Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abi-ezer the Antothite, (1CH 11:28)