Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H49: אֲבִישַׁג

ʼĂbîyshag · pronounced ab-ee-shag' · “Abishag”

Definition

Abishag, a concubine of David

KJV translates it as: Abishag.

Word origin: from H1 (אָב) and H7686 (שָׁגָה); father of error (i.e. blundering);

Extended definition

A woman living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.1.3
§ Abishag = "my father is a wanderer"
David's beautiful young nurse

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H49 is translated

  • abishag ×5

Bible verses with H49 (ʼĂbîyshag)

ʼăbîyshag appears in 5 verses.

  • 1 Kings 1:3

    So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.

  • 1 Kings 1:15

    And Bath–sheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.

  • 1 Kings 2:17

    And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not say thee nay,) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife.

  • 1 Kings 2:21

    And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife.

  • 1 Kings 2:22

    And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.