Study Dictionary
Abitail
In Bible versions:
Abitail: NETAbital: NET AVS NIV NRSV NASB TEV
a woman; David's wife
the father of the dew; or of the shadow
the father of the dew; or of the shadow
Hebrew
Strongs #037: ljyba 'Abiytal
Abital = "my father is (the) dew"1) a wife of David
37 'Abiytal ab-ee-tal'
from 1 and 2919; father of dew (i.e. fresh); Abital, a wifeof King David:-Abital.
see HEBREW for 01
see HEBREW for 02919
Abital [EBD]
father of dew; i.e., "fresh", David's fifth wife (2 Sam. 3:4).
ABITAL [ISBE]
ABITAL - ab'-i-tal, a-bi'-tal ('abhiTal, "my father is dew"): One of the wives of King David. In the duplicated list (2 Sam 3:4; 1 Ch 3:3) in which the sons born to David in Hebron are mentioned and numbered, the fifth is said to be Shephatiah the son of Abital.