Strong’s H32 · Hebrew
אֲבִיהַיִל
ʼĂbîyhayil
ab-ee-hah'-yil
Definition
Abihail or Abichail, the name of three Israelites and two Israelitesses
Etymology
or (more correctly) אֲבִיחַיִל ; from H1 (אָב) and H2428 (חַיִל); father (i.e. possessor) of might;
Where the KJV renders it
- Abihail
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