ʾăvīgayil, ʾăvīgal אֲבִיגַ֫יִל, אֲבִיגַ֫ל ‘Abigail’ (Hebrew)
Etymology?:
from ʾāv אָב ‘father’ and gīl גִּיל ‘rejoicing / circle’
Roots:
אב
גיל
ʾăvīgayil, ʾăvīgal pr n f pers
Abigail = "my father is joy"
1) wife of Nabal, then of David
2) sister of David