H37: אֲבִיטָל
ʼĂbîyṭâl · pronounced ab-ee-tal' · “Abital”
Definition
Abital, a wife of King David
KJV translates it as: Abital.
Word origin: from H1 (אָב) and H2919 (טַל); father of dew (i.e. fresh);
Extended definition
A woman living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.3.4; married to David (H1732);
mother of: Shephatiah (H8203)
§ Abital = "my father is (the) dew"
a wife of David
mother of: Shephatiah (H8203)
§ Abital = "my father is (the) dew"
a wife of David
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H37 is translated
- abital ×2
Bible verses with H37 (ʼĂbîyṭâl)
ʼăbîyṭâl appears in 2 verses.
- 2 Samuel 3:4
And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;
- 1 Chronicles 3:3
The fifth, Shephatiah of Abital: the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife.