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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What the first audience heard

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