Abital
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Abital or Avital (Hebrew: אֲבִיטַל) is a Hebrew female name.[1] It translates as father of dew i.e., "fresh".[2]
The grammatically correct translation of the name is dew is my father. ab-i means my father, -i is possessive pronoun for "my".
The fifth wife of King David (2 Samuel 3:4) was called Abital, and was the mother of David's son Shephatiah.[3][4]
References [edit]
- ^ "Hebrew Names - Abital (Avital)". Hebrew Online. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
- ^ M. G. Easton (1897). "A". Illustrated Bible Dictionary. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
- ^ 2 Samuel 3:4
- ^ "Abital (fl. 1000 BCE)". Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Gale Research Inc. Retrieved 6 January 2013.(subscription required)
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Easton, Matthew George (1897). "article name needed". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.
