Strong’s H49 · Hebrew

אֲבִישַׁג
ʼĂbîyshag
ab-ee-shag'

Definition

Abishag, a concubine of David

Etymology

from H1 (אָב) and H7686 (שָׁגָה); father of error (i.e. blundering);

Where the KJV renders it

  • Abishag

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What the first audience heard

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