Lexical Summary Abida: "my father took knowledge", a son of Midian Original Word: אֲבִידָעTransliteration: Abida Phonetic Spelling: (ab-ee-daw') Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine Short Definition: "my father took knowledge", a son of Midian Meaning: Abida -- "my father took knowledge", a son of Midian Strong's Concordance Abida, Abidah From 'ab and yada'; father of knowledge (i.e. Knowing); Abida, a son of Abraham by Keturah -- Abida, Abidah. see HEBREW 'ab see HEBREW yada' Brown-Driver-Briggs H28. Abida אֲבִידָע proper name, masculine (my father took knowledge) a son of Midian Genesis 25:4; 1 Chronicles 1:33. compare Sabean אבידע, HalMA 192, 202, also ידעאב, DHMZMG '83, 399. |