H0032J

אֲבִיחַ֫יִל

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Abihail

A woman of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.11.18; daughter of: Eliab (H0446I); married to Jerimoth (H3406N); mother of: Mahalath (H4258H) § Abihail = "my father is might" 1) a Levite in Moses's time 2) a Gadite 3) father of Esther 4) wife of Abishur 5) wife of Rehoboam

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

אֲבִיחַ֫יִל proper name, masculine & feminine (my father is might, Sabean אבחיל HalMA 234) — probably = אֲבִיהַיִל 2Chr 11:18, אֲבִיהָ֑יִל 1Chr 2:29 —

1. a Levite Num 3:25.
2. a Gadite 1Chr 5:14.
3. father of Esther Esth 2:15; Esth 9:29.
4. wife of Abishur 1Chr 2:29.
5. wife of Rehoboam 2Chr 11:18.


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