חַגִּית
chag.git
Haggith
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Supported# Chagit (חַגִּית) - A Biblical Name Based on the lexical data provided, Chagit is a proper noun appearing five times in the Hebrew Bible. The term functions as a personal name rather than a common noun with semantic meaning, making it a designation for a specific individual rather than a word with conceptual content that can be analyzed for usage patterns or theological significance in the traditional sense. Without additional context regarding the identity of the person bearing this name, the specific historical periods in which those five occurrences appear, or the narrative contexts in which the name is used, little more can be definitively stated about its function or importance based solely on the lexical entry provided. The name's recurrence across five biblical passages suggests the individual held sufficient prominence to warrant multiple textual references, though the data here does not specify whether these references span different books or concentrate in a single narrative. For substantive analysis of Chagit's role in biblical texts, one would need to examine the actual passages where it appears to determine the character's relationships, genealogy, and narrative significance.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
5 total occurrences across the text
the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith;
2 Samuel 3:4and the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;
1 Kings 1:5Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, “I will be king.” Then he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
1 Kings 1:11Then Nathan spoke to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, “Haven’t you heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith reigns, and David our lord doesn’t know it?
1 Kings 2:13Then Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. She said, “Do you come peaceably?” He said, “Peaceably.