abigail
n. female servant, maid Abigail n. female first name | ||||
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Abigail Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Abigail
(n.)
A lady's waiting-maid.
(n.)
A lady's waiting-maid.
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abigail
abigail
\ab"i*gail\ (&?;), n. [the proper name used as an appellative.] a lady's waiting-maid. her abigail reported that mrs. gutheridge had a set of night curls for sleeping in. --leslie.
abigail
\ab"i*gail\ (&?;), n. [the proper name used as an appellative.] a lady's waiting-maid. her abigail reported that mrs. gutheridge had a set of night curls for sleeping in. --leslie.
Abigail Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Easton's Bible Dictionary |
Abigail
father (i.e., "leader") of the dance, or "of joy." (1.) The sister of David, and wife of Jether an Ishmaelite (1 Chr. 2:16,17). She was the mother of Amasa (2 Sam. 17:25). (2.) The wife of the churlish Nabal, who dwelt in the district of Carmel (1 Sam. 25:3). She showed great prudence and delicate management at a critical period of her husband's life. She was "a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance." After Nabal's death she became the wife of David (1 Sam. 25:14-42), and was his companion in all his future fortunes (1 Sam. 27:3; 30:5; 2 Sam. 2:2). By her David had a son called Chileab (2 Sam. 3:3), elsewhere called Daniel (1 Chr. 3:1).
father (i.e., "leader") of the dance, or "of joy." (1.) The sister of David, and wife of Jether an Ishmaelite (1 Chr. 2:16,17). She was the mother of Amasa (2 Sam. 17:25). (2.) The wife of the churlish Nabal, who dwelt in the district of Carmel (1 Sam. 25:3). She showed great prudence and delicate management at a critical period of her husband's life. She was "a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance." After Nabal's death she became the wife of David (1 Sam. 25:14-42), and was his companion in all his future fortunes (1 Sam. 27:3; 30:5; 2 Sam. 2:2). By her David had a son called Chileab (2 Sam. 3:3), elsewhere called Daniel (1 Chr. 3:1).
| Smith's Bible Dictionary |
Abigail
(father, i.e. source, of joy).
→ The beautiful wife of Nabal, a wealthy owner of goats and sheep in Carmel. (B.C. 1060.) When David's messengers were slighted by Nabal, Abigail supplies David and his followers with provisions, and succeeded in appeasing his anger. The days after this Nabal died, and David sent for Abigail and made her his wife. (1 Samuel 25:14) etc. By her he had a son, called Chileab in (2 Samuel 3:3) but Daniel in (1 Chronicles 3:1)
→ A sister of David, married to Jether the Ishmaelite, and mother, by him, of Amasa. (1 Chronicles 2:17) In (2 Samuel 17:25) for Israelite read Ishmaelite. (B.C. 1068.)
(father, i.e. source, of joy).
→ The beautiful wife of Nabal, a wealthy owner of goats and sheep in Carmel. (B.C. 1060.) When David's messengers were slighted by Nabal, Abigail supplies David and his followers with provisions, and succeeded in appeasing his anger. The days after this Nabal died, and David sent for Abigail and made her his wife. (1 Samuel 25:14) etc. By her he had a son, called Chileab in (2 Samuel 3:3) but Daniel in (1 Chronicles 3:1)
→ A sister of David, married to Jether the Ishmaelite, and mother, by him, of Amasa. (1 Chronicles 2:17) In (2 Samuel 17:25) for Israelite read Ishmaelite. (B.C. 1068.)
| Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary |
Abigail
the father's joy
the father's joy
Abigail Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Abigail Adams National Bancorp, Inc.
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Bank holding company with subsidiary which performs commercial banking operations, credit card services, mortgage banking services, real estate activities and other related financial activities.
Abigail Adams National Bancorp, Inc.
Exchange: Nasdaq
Bank holding company with subsidiary which performs commercial banking operations, credit card services, mortgage banking services, real estate activities and other related financial activities.
Abigail Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Abigail
Abigail ( is a female name occurring in Biblical narratives from the Books of Samuel, and reflected in the Books of Chronicles. The name Abigal occurs on one occasion, and is thought by the vast majority of scholars to be an alternate spelling of Abigail. There appear to be two individuals named Abigail:
- The wife of Nabal, who became a wife of David after Nabal's sudden death (see Nabal). She became the mother of one of David's sons, who is named in the Book of Chronicles as Daniel, in the masoretic text of the Books of Samuel as Chileab, and in the Septuagint text of the Books of Samuel as Daluyah.
- The mother of Amasa. In the Book of Chronicles, and Septuagint version of the Books of Samuel, Abigail's father is identified as being Jesse, and she therefore would be a sister of David, but in the masoretic text of the Books of Samuel her father is named Nahash; scholars think that Nahash is a typographic error here, based on the appearance of the name two verses later. In the Book of Chronicles, Amasa's father is identified as Jether the Ishmaelite, but in the Books of Samuel, Amasa's father is identified as Ithra the Israelite; scholars think that the latter case is more likely.
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