אֲבִיהַיִל
ʼĂbîyhayil · ab-ee-hah'-yil
Abihail or Abichail, the name of three Israelites and two Israelitesses
Lexicon
Derivation: or (more correctly) אֲבִיחַיִל ; from H1 (אָב) and H2428 (חַיִל); father (i.e. possessor) of might;
Abihail or Abichail, the name of three Israelites and two Israelitesses
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Abihail.
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › the house, what is within › the hand that works › to reveal, behold › the hand that works › authority, the one who leads
Strength, the leader of the house, what is within of the hand that works that works to reveal, behold of the hand that works of authority, the one who leads.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אֲבִיהַיִל above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
6 occurrences · 6 OT · 0 NT · 6 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of abihail4 · 67%
- was abihail1 · 17%
- and abihail1 · 17%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.