Abihail — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֲבִיהַיִל

אֲבִיהַיִל

ʼĂbîyhayil · pronounced ab-ee-hah'-yil · Strong's H32 · a man

Abihail means father (i.e. possessor) of might.

Built from

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

חַיִל chayil (and, H2428) — an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

or (more correctly) אֲבִיחַיִל ; from H1 and H2428; father (i.e. possessor) of might; Abihail or Abichail, the name of three Israelites and two Israelitesses.

First appearance

Num 3:35 And the chief of the house of the father of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail: these shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle northward. (KJV)

Every verse that names Abihail

6 occurrences in 6 verses — Numbers, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Esther

Num 3:351Chr 2:291Chr 5:142Chr 11:18Esth 2:15Esth 9:29

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