37. Abital
Strong's Lexicon
Abital: Abital

Original Word: אֲבִיטַל
Part of Speech: Proper Name Feminine
Transliteration: Abital
Pronunciation: ah-vee-TAHL
Phonetic Spelling: (ab-ee-tal')
Definition: Abital
Meaning: Abital

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew words אָב (av, meaning "father") and טַל (tal, meaning "dew")

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for the name Abital in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew text.

Usage: The name Abital means "my father is dew" or "father of dew." In the context of the Bible, it is used as a personal name for one of King David's wives.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, names often held significant meanings and were sometimes reflective of personal characteristics, divine attributes, or familial connections. Dew in the Hebrew Bible is often associated with blessing, fertility, and divine favor, which may suggest that the name Abital carries connotations of blessing or divine provision. As a wife of King David, Abital would have been part of the royal household during a formative period in Israel's history, contributing to the lineage of the Davidic dynasty.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from ab and tal
Definition
"my father is (the) dew," a wife of David
NASB Translation
Abital (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
אֲבִיטָ֑ל proper name, feminine (my father is (the) dew) a wife of David 2 Samuel 3:4; 1 Chronicles 3:3.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Abital

From 'ab and tal; father of dew (i.e. Fresh); Abital, a wife of King David -- Abital.

see HEBREW 'ab

see HEBREW tal

Forms and Transliterations
אֲבִיטָֽל׃ אביטל׃ לַאֲבִיטָ֑ל לאביטל ’ă·ḇî·ṭāl ’ăḇîṭāl aviTal la’ăḇîṭāl la·’ă·ḇî·ṭāl laaviTal
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Englishman's Concordance
2 Samuel 3:4
HEB: שְׁפַטְיָ֥ה בֶן־ אֲבִיטָֽל׃
NAS: Shephatiah the son of Abital;
KJV: Shephatiah the son of Abital;
INT: Shephatiah the son of Abital

1 Chronicles 3:3
HEB: הַחֲמִישִׁ֥י שְׁפַטְיָ֖ה לַאֲבִיטָ֑ל הַשִּׁשִּׁ֥י יִתְרְעָ֖ם
NAS: [was] Shephatiah, by Abital; the sixth
KJV: Shephatiah of Abital: the sixth,
INT: the fifth Shephatiah Abital the sixth Ithream

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 37
2 Occurrences


’ă·ḇî·ṭāl — 1 Occ.
la·’ă·ḇî·ṭāl — 1 Occ.
















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