Aramaic · AH-bah
Abba
אַבָּא
Father — the intimate, trusting cry of a child
Symbol: Open hands lifted to a Father who always answers
“The Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, 'Abba, Father.'”
Romans 8:15
The word Jesus used in Gethsemane and the word the Spirit puts in your mouth. It is the family name of God.
What the name means
Abba is household language — warm, near, unguarded. It is not casual; it is intimate.
That the Spirit teaches us this cry means intimacy is not an achievement of the mature, but a gift to the adopted.
Fear and sonship cannot share the same room: 'You did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear.'
How to pray this name
- Start prayer as a child, not a petitioner.
- Pray it over wounds left by earthly fathers.
Abba, Father, I come as Your child, not Your employee. Heal the orphan places in me and let me rest in Your love. In the Mighty Name of Jesus! Amen.
Declaration
I am a child of God — I call Him Abba and He calls me His own.
Study further
Mark 14:36 · Galatians 4:6 · 1 John 3:1 · Matthew 6:9