CategoryAramaic Loan Word / Name of God
Modern EquivalentFather; Daddy; intimate address to God.
KJV Word TypeNoun (Aramaic)
DefinitionAn Aramaic word meaning "father," carrying the warmth and intimacy of a child's address to a loving parent. Jesus used it in Gethsemane and it is used twice more in the NT by Paul to describe the Spirit's work in the hearts of adopted sons and daughters who cry out to God as "Abba, Father."
Key Verses"And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me." (Mark 14:36); "For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father." (Romans 8:15)