Abigail (אֲבִיגַיִל / אֲבִיגָיִל "her Father's joy or, fountain of joy" ;leader of/is dance/, Standard HebrewAvigáyil, Tiberian HebrewʾĂḇîḡáyil / ʾĂḇîḡāyil), once Abigal (Samuel 2 3:3), is a female character in the Bible. She is described as the wife of Nabal the Carmelite, whose life she saves when David wishes to kill him. On his death she became the 3rd wife of David (Samuel 1 25). By her David had a son, whose name appears in the Hebrew of 2 Samuel 3:3 as Chileab, in the Septuagint as Daluyah, and in Chronicles 1 3:1 as Daniel. The Modern Hebrew language is a Semitic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family. ... Tiberian Hebrew is an oral tradition of pronunciation for ancient forms of Hebrew, especially the Hebrew of the Bible, that was given written form by masoretic scholars in the Jewish community at Tiberias in the early middle ages, beginning in the 8th century. ... For other uses, see Bible (disambiguation). ... Nabal (× ×× ××ר×××) is a person in the Hebrew Bible who defies the order of King David of the Kingdom of Israel, and is reportedly killed by God as a punishment for his disobedience. ... David and Goliath by Caravaggio, c. ... The Septuagint (LXX) is the name commonly given in the West to the Greek Alexandrine translation of the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh/Old Testament) translated some time between the 3rd to 1st century BC. The Septuagint translation includes additional books and chapters of the Hebrew text, including the books of the... Daniel (Son of David) , also known as Chiliab (II Samuel, 3:3). ...
From the former (self-styled handmaidSamuel 1 25:25 and following) is derived the colloquial use of the term for a waiting-woman (cf. Abigail, the waiting gentlewoman, in Beaumont and Fletcher's Scornful Lady).
Beaumont and Fletcher were the English dramatists Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, who collaborated in their writing during the reign of James I. It is still uncertain how many plays were their joint work. ...
Abigail Smith Adams (November 11, 1744–October 28, 1818) was the wife of the second President of the United States, and is seen as the second First Lady of the United States, though that term was not coined until after her death.
Abigail Adams is remembered today for the many letters she wrote to her husband while he served his country in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during the Continental Congresses and the Constitutional Convention.
Abigail died in 1818 of typhoid fever, and is buried beside her husband in the United First Parish Church (also known as the Church of the Presidents).
Abigail (אֲבִיגַיִל / אֲבִיגָיִל "her Father's joy or, fountain of joy" ;leader of/is dance/, Standard Hebrew Avigáyil, Tiberian Hebrew ʾĂḇîḡáyil / ʾĂḇîḡāyil), once Abigal (Samuel 2 3:3), is a female character in the Bible.
The name Abigail was also borne by a sister of David (Samuel 2 17:25; Chronicles 1 2:16 and following).
From the former (self-styled handmaid Samuel 1 25:25 and following) is derived the colloquial use of the term for a waiting-woman (cf.