The meaning of “אֲבִיהַיִל”
Understanding ʼĂbîyhayil reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or (more correctly) אֲבִיחַיִל ʼĂbîychayil (ab-ee-khah'-yil) ; from אָב and חַיִל; father (i.e. possessor) of might Abih...
אֲבִיהַיִל
or (more correctly) אֲבִיחַיִל ʼĂbîychayil (ab-ee-khah'-yil) ; from אָב and חַיִל; father (i.e. possessor) of might Abihail. - § Abihail = "my father is might" - Abihail or Abichail, the name of three Israelites and two Israelitesses 1) a Levite in Moses's time 2) a Gadite 3) father of Esther 4) wife of Abishur 5) wife of Rehoboam
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 3:35 | “And the chief of the house of the father of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail: these shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle northward.” Word: אֲבִיהַיִל (ʼĂbîyhayil) | |
| 1 Chronicles 5:14 | “These are the children of Abihail the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz;” Word: אֲבִיהַיִל (ʼĂbîyhayil) | |
| 2 Chronicles 11:18 | “And Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David to wife, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;” Word: אֲבִיהַיִל (ʼĂbîyhayil) | |
| Esther 9:29 | “Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority, to confirm this second letter of Purim.” Word: אֲבִיהַיִל (ʼĂbîyhayil) |