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"Father" in Hebrew is "Abba," which is spelled Alef, Bet, Alef (אבא)
Abba (like the Swedish band).
That is not actually correct. The Hebrew word for father is just "Ab", pronounced "Av", which means "the one who gives strength to the family."
The word "Abi" is the more familiar form, with the meaning "MY father"
Abba is a Hebrew/aramaic hybrid word, attaching the formal ending -a to the end of the Hebrew word Ab, effectively turning it into a singular formal noun: THE Father, or a reference to God.
(AHB-bah) Aramaic. n. Abba. "Daddy," "dear Father," "papa"; a term of endearment for one's father (Mark 14:26; Rom. 8:15; Gal. 4:6). Abba is a more intimate expression than the normal Hebrew word for "father" (av).