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Abigail name meaning in the bible. She is described as intelligent and beautiful and considered one of the great female prophetesses of the Bible. From 1 the noun אב ab father and 2 the verb גיל gil to rejoice. Her name means My Father Has Made Himself Joyful Many a father is proud to have a beautiful daughter but a wise father is far happier to discern inner beauty in his child.

There are two different Hebrew names in the Bible which in translations ended up as the identical name Abihail. Abigail means cause of joy or fathers joy in Hebrew. Two women in the Bible were named Abigail.

She was Abigail the sister of David who wrote many of the Psalms and became the famous king of Israel. Her character shows us that women of God can be humble wise and diplomatic. The beautiful wife of Nabal a wealthy owner of goats and sheep in Carmel.

An Old Testament name meaning my father is joyful. Ad True Belief in Jesus Christ. The biblical Abigail refers to herself as a servant and beginning in the 17th century the name became a slang term for a servant especially after the release of the play The Scornful Lady 1616 which featured a character named Abigail.

Nabal grazed his flocks in or along the. However the other Abigail was a woman described as sensible and beautiful the wife of Nabal a man called mean and dishonest in all his dealings. Ad True Belief in Jesus Christ.

In the Bible Abigail is described as a beautiful and intelligent woman. Shortly after Nabals death she became the wife of David. Lets back up for a minute here.