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(Heb. Abiyam', àֲáַéָּí , father of the sea, i. q. seaman; Sept. Á᾿âßá v. r. Á᾿âéïý , Vulg. Abiamn), the name always given in the book of Kings (1Ki_14:31; 1Ki_15:1; 1Ki_15:7-8) to the king of Judah (1Ki_14:1, refers to another person), elsewhere (1Ch_3:10; 2Ch_13:1-22) called ABIJAH SEE ABIJAH (q.v.). Lightfoot (Harm. O.T. in loc.) thinks that the writer in Chronicles, not describing his reign as wicked, admits the sacred JAH into his name; but which the book of Kings, charging him with following the evil ways of his father, changes into JAM. This may be fanciful; but such changes of name were not unusual (comp. SEE BETHAVEN; SEE SYCHAR ).