 The Hebrew term "father" (, "av") can refer to a father of a household, similar to the Latin term "paterfamilias".In this sense, a man who is the "father" of a household can therefore be referred to as the father of his own biological siblings, nephews and nieces, or anyone else who cohabitates in his household.Zerubbabel (and possibly his father Pedaiah) could be called a son if they lived in Shealtiel's household.