Lexicon :: Strong's H26 - 'ăḇîḡayil

אֲבִיגַיִל
Transliteration
'ăḇîḡayil
Pronunciation
ab-ee-gah'-yil
Part of Speech
proper feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From אָב (H1) and גִּיל (H1524)
Strong’s Definitions

אֲבִיגַיִל ʼĂbîygayil, ab-ee-gah'-yil; or shorter אֲבִיגַל ʼĂbîygal; from H1 and H1524; father (i.e. source) of joy; Abigail or Abigal, the name of two Israelitesses:—Abigal.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x

The KJV translates Strong's H26 in the following manner: Abigail (17x).

  1. Abigail = "my father is joy"

    1. wife of Nabal, then of David

    2. sister of David

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֲבִיגַיִל ʼĂbîygayil, ab-ee-gah'-yil; or shorter אֲבִיגַל ʼĂbîygal; from H1 and H1524; father (i.e. source) of joy; Abigail or Abigal, the name of two Israelitesses:—Abigal.
STRONGS H26: Abbreviations
† אֲבִיגַ֫יִל proper name, feminine (my father is joy (?) originally אבגל ? (אֲבִגֵל ? compare MT 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 1 Samuel 25:18 see אֲבִיגַיִל above.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

25:3; 25:14; 25:18; 25:18; 25:23; 25:32; 25:36; 25:39; 25:40; 25:42; 27:3; 30:5

2 Samuel

2:2; 3:3; 17:25

1 Chronicles

2:16; 2:17; 3:1