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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

Mentioned in 1 Samuel 25:3, 25:14, 25:18, 25:23, 25:32, 25:36, 25:39, 25:40, 25:42, 27:3, 30:5 2 Samuel 2:2, 3:3, 17:25 1 Chronicles 2:17, 2:16, 3:1

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