32. Abihayil or Abichayil

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Abihayil or Abichayil: Abihail or Abichail

Original Word: אֲבִיהַיִל
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Abiyhayil
Pronunciation: ah-bee-hah'-yil
Phonetic Spelling: (ab-ee-hah'-yil)
Definition: Abihail or Abichail
Meaning: Abihail, Abichail

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Abihail

Or (more correctly) Abiychayil {ab-ee- khah'-yil}; from 'ab and chayil; father (i.e. Possessor) of might; Abihail or Abichail, the name of three Israelites and two Israelitesses -- Abihail.

see HEBREW chayil

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from ab and chayil
Definition
"my father is might," an Isr. name
NASB Translation
Abihail (6).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

אֲבִיחַ֫יִל proper name, masculine & feminine (my father is might, Sabean אבחיל Hal^{MA 234}) — probably = אֲבִיהַיִל2Chronicles 11:18, אֲבִיהָ֑יִל 1 Chronicles 2:29 —

1 a Levite Numbers 3:25.

2 a Gadite 1 Chronicles 5:14.

3 father of Esther Esther 2:15; Esther 9:29.

4 wife of Abishur 1 Chronicles 2:29.

5 wife of Rehoboam2Chronicles 11:18.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew words אָב (av, meaning "father") and חַיִל (chayil, meaning "strength" or "valor").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for the Hebrew name Abihail, as it is a proper noun specific to Hebrew texts. However, the concept of "strength" or "valor" can be related to Greek words such as ἰσχύς (ischys, meaning "strength") or δύναμις (dynamis, meaning "power" or "might").

Usage: The name Abihail is used as a proper noun in the Hebrew Bible, referring to several individuals.

Context: • Abihail, Father of Queen Esther: In the Book of Esther, Abihail is mentioned as the father of Queen Esther, who was also known as Hadassah. Esther 2:15 (BSB) states, "Now Esther was the daughter of Abihail, the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her as his own daughter when her parents died."
• Abihail, Wife of Abishur: In 1 Chronicles 2:29 (BSB), Abihail is noted as the wife of Abishur and the mother of Ahban and Molid.
• Abihail, Son of Huri: In 1 Chronicles 5:14 (BSB), Abihail is listed as a descendant of Gad, specifically the son of Huri.
• Abihail, Wife of Rehoboam: In 2 Chronicles 11:18 (BSB), Abihail is mentioned as one of the wives of King Rehoboam, the son of Solomon. She is described as the daughter of Eliab, the son of Jesse.

Forms and Transliterations

אֲבִיהַ֕יִל אֲבִיהָ֑יִל אֲבִיחַ֗יִל אֲבִיחַ֛יִל אֲבִיחַ֣יִל אֲבִיחָ֑יִל אביהיל אביחיל ’ă·ḇî·ha·yil ’ă·ḇî·hā·yil ’ă·ḇî·ḥa·yil ’ă·ḇî·ḥā·yil ’ăḇîhayil ’ăḇîhāyil ’ăḇîḥayil ’ăḇîḥāyil aviChayil aviHayil

Englishman's Concordance

Numbers 3:35
HEB: צוּרִיאֵ֖ל בֶּן־ אֲבִיחָ֑יִל עַ֣ל יֶ֧רֶךְ
NAS: the son of Abihail. They [were] to camp
KJV: the son of Abihail: [these] shall pitch
INT: Zuriel the son of Abihail and side

1 Chronicles 2:29
HEB: אֵ֥שֶׁת אֲבִישׁ֖וּר אֲבִיהָ֑יִל וַתֵּ֣לֶד ל֔וֹ
NAS: wife [was] Abihail, and she bore
KJV: of Abishur [was] Abihail, and she bare
INT: wife of Abishur's Abihail bore Ahban

1 Chronicles 5:14
HEB: אֵ֣לֶּה ׀ בְּנֵ֣י אֲבִיחַ֗יִל בֶּן־ חוּרִ֡י
NAS: [were] the sons of Abihail, the son
KJV: These [are] the children of Abihail the son
INT: These the sons of Abihail the son of Huri

2 Chronicles 11:18
HEB: בֶּן־ דָּוִ֑יד אֲבִיהַ֕יִל בַּת־ אֱלִיאָ֖ב
NAS: of David [and of] Abihail the daughter
KJV: to wife, [and] Abihail the daughter
INT: the son of David Abihail the daughter of Eliab

Esther 2:15
HEB: אֶסְתֵּ֣ר בַּת־ אֲבִיחַ֣יִל דֹּ֣ד מָרְדֳּכַ֡י
NAS: the daughter of Abihail the uncle
KJV: the daughter of Abihail the uncle
INT: of Esther the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai

Esther 9:29
HEB: הַמַּלְכָּ֧ה בַת־ אֲבִיחַ֛יִל וּמָרְדֳּכַ֥י הַיְּהוּדִ֖י
NAS: daughter of Abihail, with Mordecai
KJV: the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai
INT: Queen daughter of Abihail Mordecai the Jew

6 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 32
6 Occurrences

’ă·ḇî·ḥā·yil — 4 Occ.
’ă·ḇî·hā·yil — 2 Occ.