Ab
אב 1. The 11th month of the Hebrew civil year and corresponding to the months July and August, beginning with the new moon of the former.
2. It is also a Hebrew word, signifying father, and will be readily recognized by every Freemason as a component part of the name Hiram Abif, which literally means Hiram his father (see Abif).
Based on Encyclopedia Of Freemasonry And Its Kindred Sciences by Albert C. Mackey M. D.
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