26. Abigayil
Strong's Lexicon
Abigayil: Abigail

Original Word: אֲבִיגַיִל
Part of Speech: Proper Name Feminine
Transliteration: Abiygayil
Pronunciation: ah-bee-gah-yeel
Phonetic Spelling: (ab-ee-gah'-yil)
Definition: Abigail
Meaning: Abigail, Abigal

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root words אָב (av, meaning "father") and גִּיל (gil, meaning "joy" or "rejoicing").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Abigail in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as her account is primarily contained within the Old Testament. However, her character can be compared to New Testament figures known for wisdom and peacemaking, such as Priscilla (Πρίσκιλλα, Strong's Greek 4252).

Usage: The name Abigail means "my father is joy" or "source of joy." In the Bible, Abigail is a significant female figure known for her wisdom, beauty, and peacemaking abilities. She is primarily recognized as the wife of Nabal and later, King David.

Cultural and Historical Background: Abigail lived during the time of King David, around the 10th century BCE. She was married to Nabal, a wealthy but harsh man from the region of Carmel. Her account is set in the context of ancient Israel, where women often played crucial roles in family and community life, despite a predominantly patriarchal society. Abigail's actions reflect the values of hospitality, wisdom, and courage, which were highly esteemed in her culture.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from ab and gil
Definition
"my father is joy," two Isr. women
NASB Translation
Abigail (17).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
אֲבִיגַ֫יִל proper name, feminine (my father is joy (?) originally אבגל? (אֲבִגֵל? compare ᵑ0 below & NöZMG 1883, 537 Anm2).

1 wife of Nabal, then of David 1 Samuel 25:14,23,39,40,42; 1 Samuel 27:3; 1 Samuel 30:5; 2 Samuel 2:2; 1 Chronicles 3:1; = אֲבִגַיִל 1 Samuel 25:3,36 אֲבִו֯גַיִל 1 Samuel 25:18, אֲבִיגָל֑ 1 Samuel 25:32, אֲבִיגַ֯לִ 2 Samuel 3:3.

2 sister of David 1 Chronicles 2:16,17 = אֲבִיגַל 2 Samuel 17:25.

אבוגיל Kt 2Sam 25:18 see אֲבִיגַיִל below II. אבה.



Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Abigal

Or shorter Abiygal {ab-ee-gal'}; from 'ab and giyl; father (i.e. Source) of joy; Abigail or Abigal, the name of two Israelitesses -- Abigal.

see HEBREW 'ab

see HEBREW giyl

Forms and Transliterations
אֲבִגָ֑יִל אֲבִיגַ֖יִל אֲבִיגַ֗יִל אֲבִיגַ֙יִל֙ אֲבִיגַ֡יִל אֲבִיגַ֣יִל ׀ אֲבִיגַ֣ל אבגיל אביגיל אביגל בַּאֲבִיגַ֔יִל באביגיל וְלַאֲבִיגַ֙יִל֙ וַאֲבִיגַ֕יִל וַאֲבִיגַ֥יִל וַאֲבִיגָ֑יִל ואביגיל ולאביגיל לַאֲֽבִיגַ֕יִל לַאֲבִיגַ֑ל לַאֲבִיגַ֖יִל לאביגיל לאביגל ’ă·ḇi·ḡā·yil ’ă·ḇî·ḡa·yil ’ă·ḇî·ḡal ’ăḇîḡal ’ăḇiḡāyil ’ăḇîḡayil aviGal aviGayil ba’ăḇîḡayil ba·’ă·ḇî·ḡa·yil baaviGayil la’ăḇîḡal la’ăḇîḡayil la·’ă·ḇî·ḡa·yil la·’ă·ḇî·ḡal laaviGal laaviGayil vaaviGayil velaaviGayil wa’ăḇîḡayil wa’ăḇîḡāyil wa·’ă·ḇî·ḡa·yil wa·’ă·ḇî·ḡā·yil wə·la·’ă·ḇî·ḡa·yil wəla’ăḇîḡayil
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1 Samuel 25:3
HEB: וְשֵׁ֥ם אִשְׁתּ֖וֹ אֲבִגָ֑יִל וְהָאִשָּׁ֤ה טֽוֹבַת־
NAS: name was Abigail. And the woman
KJV: of his wife Abigail: and [she was] a woman
INT: name and his wife's was Abigail and the woman of good

1 Samuel 25:14
HEB: וְלַאֲבִיגַ֙יִל֙ אֵ֣שֶׁת נָבָ֔ל
NAS: men told Abigail, Nabal's wife,
KJV: told Abigail, Nabal's
INT: Abigail wife Nabal's

1 Samuel 25:18
HEB: [אֲבֹוגַיִל כ] (אֲבִיגַ֡יִל ק) וַתִּקַּח֩
NAS: Then Abigail hurried and took
KJV: Then Abigail made haste, and took
INT: hurried Abigal and took hundred

1 Samuel 25:23
HEB: וַתֵּ֤רֶא אֲבִיגַ֙יִל֙ אֶת־ דָּוִ֔ד
NAS: When Abigail saw David,
KJV: And when Abigail saw David,
INT: saw Abigail David hurried

1 Samuel 25:32
HEB: וַיֹּ֥אמֶר דָּוִ֖ד לַאֲבִיגַ֑ל בָּר֤וּךְ יְהוָה֙
NAS: said to Abigail, Blessed
KJV: said to Abigail, Blessed
INT: said David to Abigail Blessed be the LORD

1 Samuel 25:36
HEB: וַתָּבֹ֣א אֲבִיגַ֣יִל ׀ אֶל־ נָבָ֡ל
NAS: Then Abigail came to Nabal,
KJV: And Abigail came to Nabal;
INT: came Abigail to Nabal

1 Samuel 25:39
HEB: דָּוִד֙ וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר בַּאֲבִיגַ֔יִל לְקַחְתָּ֥הּ ל֖וֹ
NAS: a proposal to Abigail, to take
KJV: and communed with Abigail, to take
INT: David A proposal to Abigail to take his wife

1 Samuel 25:40
HEB: דָוִ֛ד אֶל־ אֲבִיגַ֖יִל הַכַּרְמֶ֑לָה וַיְדַבְּר֤וּ
NAS: came to Abigail at Carmel,
KJV: were come to Abigail to Carmel,
INT: of David to Abigail Carmel spoke

1 Samuel 25:42
HEB: וַתְּמַהֵ֞ר וַתָּ֣קָם אֲבִיגַ֗יִל וַתִּרְכַּב֙ עַֽל־
NAS: Then Abigail quickly arose,
KJV: And Abigail hasted, and arose,
INT: quickly arose Abigail and rode on

1 Samuel 27:3
HEB: אֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙ הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֔ית וַאֲבִיגַ֥יִל אֵֽשֶׁת־ נָבָ֖ל
NAS: the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess,
KJV: the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess,
INT: Ahinoam the Jezreelitess and Abigail widow Nabal's

1 Samuel 30:5
HEB: אֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙ הַיִּזְרְעֵלִ֔ית וַאֲבִיגַ֕יִל אֵ֖שֶׁת נָבָ֥ל
NAS: the Jezreelitess and Abigail the widow
KJV: the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife
INT: Ahinoam the Jezreelitess and Abigail the widow of Nabal

2 Samuel 2:2
HEB: אֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙ הַיִּזְרְעֵלִ֔ית וַאֲבִיגַ֕יִל אֵ֖שֶׁת נָבָ֥ל
NAS: the Jezreelitess and Abigail the widow
KJV: the Jezreelitess, and Abigail Nabal's
INT: Ahinoam the Jezreelitess and Abigail the widow of Nabal

2 Samuel 3:3
HEB: [לַאֲבִיגֵל כ] (לַאֲֽבִיגַ֕יִל ק) אֵ֖שֶׁת
NAS: Chileab, by Abigail the widow
KJV: Chileab, of Abigail the wife
INT: and his second Chileab Abigal the widow of Nabal

2 Samuel 17:25
HEB: בָּא֙ אֶל־ אֲבִיגַ֣ל בַּת־ נָחָ֔שׁ
NAS: went in to Abigail the daughter
KJV: that went in to Abigail the daughter
INT: went to Abigail the daughter of Nahash

1 Chronicles 2:16
HEB: ק) צְרוּיָ֣ה וַאֲבִיגָ֑יִל וּבְנֵ֣י צְרוּיָ֗ה
NAS: [were] Zeruiah and Abigail. And the three
KJV: [were] Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons
INT: other Zeruiah and Abigail sons of Zeruiah

1 Chronicles 2:17
HEB: וַאֲבִיגַ֕יִל יָלְדָ֖ה אֶת־
NAS: Abigail bore Amasa,
KJV: And Abigail bare Amasa:
INT: Abigail bore Amasa

1 Chronicles 3:1
HEB: שֵׁנִי֙ דָּנִיֵּ֔אל לַאֲבִיגַ֖יִל הַֽכַּרְמְלִֽית׃
NAS: [was] Daniel, by Abigail the Carmelitess;
KJV: Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess:
INT: the second Daniel Abigail the Carmelitess

17 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 26
17 Occurrences


’ă·ḇî·ḡal — 1 Occ.
’ă·ḇi·ḡā·yil — 6 Occ.
ba·’ă·ḇî·ḡa·yil — 1 Occ.
la·’ă·ḇî·ḡal — 1 Occ.
la·’ă·ḇî·ḡa·yil — 2 Occ.
wa·’ă·ḇî·ḡa·yil — 5 Occ.
wə·la·’ă·ḇî·ḡa·yil — 1 Occ.















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