Abigal — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֲבִיגַיִל

אֲבִיגַיִל

ʼĂbîygayil · pronounced ab-ee-gah'-yil · Strong's H26 · a woman

Abigal means father (i.e. source) of joy.

Built from

אָב ʼâb (from, H1) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application open in the lexicon ›

גִּיל gîyl (and, H1524) — a revolution (of time, i.e. an age) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

or shorter אֲבִיגַל; from H1 and H1524; father (i.e. source) of joy; Abigail or Abigal, the name of two Israelitesses.

First appearance

1Sam 25:3 Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb. (KJV)

Every verse that names Abigal

17 occurrences in 17 verses — 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Chronicles

1Sam 25:31Sam 25:141Sam 25:181Sam 25:231Sam 25:321Sam 25:361Sam 25:391Sam 25:401Sam 25:421Sam 27:31Sam 30:52Sam 2:22Sam 3:32Sam 17:251Chr 2:161Chr 2:171Chr 3:1

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