אֲבִיגַ֫יִל, אֲבִיגַ֫ל
a.vi.ga.yil
Abigail
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe word "אֲבִיגַ֫יִל" (a.vi.ga.yil) has a single short definition, Abigail. As a proper name, it is used to identify an individual person. This name occurs three times in the Bible, indicating its significance as a personal name. The repetition of a personal name in the biblical text suggests that Abigail is an important figure or a character notable in some context. Without further context, it's difficult to infer more about Abigail's character, role, or actions. However, the fact that she has a unique name and is mentioned multiple times in the text suggests that she has a meaningful presence within the stories or events in which she appears.
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Occurrences in Scripture
3 total occurrences across the text
Absalom set Amasa over the army instead of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of a man whose name was Ithra the Israelite, who went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah, Joab’s mother.
1 Chronicles 2:16and their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three.
1 Chronicles 2:17Abigail bore Amasa; and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.