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ʾăvīšag אֲבִישַׁג ‘Abishag’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ʾāv אָב ‘father’ and šāgā שָׁגָה ‘to wander’
Roots: אב שׁגה

ʾăvīšag pr n f pers
Abishag = "my father is a wanderer"
1) David's beautiful young nurse

Mentioned in 1 Kings 1:3, 1:15, 2:17, 2:21, 2:22

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