Abigail = "my father is joy"

1. wife of Nabal, then of David

2. sister of David

firm, strong, lord, master

1. lord, master

   1. reference to men

      1. superintendent of household,of affairs

      2. master

      3. king

   2. reference to God

      1. the Lord God

      2. Lord of the whole earth

2. lords, kings

   1. reference to men

      1. proprietor of hill of Samaria

      2. master

      3. husband

      4. prophet

      5. governor

      6. prince

      7. king

   2. reference to God

      1. Lord of lords (probably = "thy husband, Yahweh")

3. my lord, my master

   1. reference to men

      1. master

      2. husband

      3. prophet

      4. prince

      5. king

      6. father

      7. Moses

      8. priest

      9. theophanic angel

      10. captain

      11. general recognition of superiority

   2. reference to God

      1. my Lord,my Lord and my God

      2. Adonai (parallel with Yahweh)

one (number)

1. one (number)

2. each, every

3. a certain

4. an (indefinite article)

5. only, once, once for all

6. one...another, the one...the other, one after another, one by one

7. first

8. eleven (in combination), eleventh (ordinal)

to say, speak, utter

1. (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend

2. (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called

3. (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly

4. (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch

woman, wife, female

1. woman (opposite of man)

2. wife (woman married to a man)

3. female (of animals)

4. each, every (pronoun)

sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

to bless, kneel

1. (Qal)

   1. to kneel

   2. to bless

2. (Niphal) to be blessed, bless oneself

3. (Piel) to bless

4. (Pual) to be blessed, be adored

5. (Hiphil) to cause to kneel

6. (Hithpael) to bless oneself

(TWOT) to praise, salute, curse

David = "beloved"

1. youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel

behold, lo, see, if

wilderness

1. pasture

2. uninhabited land, wilderness

3. large tracts of wilderness (around cities)

4. wilderness (fig.)

mouth

1. mouth (as organ of speech)

messenger, representative

1. messenger

2. angel

3. the theophanic angel

Nabhal or Nabal = "fool"

1. a man of Carmel who spurned David's messengers, then died of shock when he realised it might cause his death; his case was pleaded by his wife Abigail who became David's wife after his death

to be conspicuous, tell, make known

1. (Hiphil) to tell, declare

   1. to tell, announce, report

   2. to declare, make known, expound

   3. to inform of

   4. to publish, declare, proclaim

   5. to avow, acknowledge, confess

      1. messenger (participle)

2. (Hophal) to be told, be announced, be reported

a boy, lad, servant, youth, retainer

1. boy, lad, youth

2. servant, retainer

to scream, shriek

1. (Qal) to scream

to dart greedily, swoop upon, rush upon

1. (Qal) to dart greedily

to send, send away, let go, stretch out

1. (Qal)

   1. to send

   2. to stretch out, extend, direct

   3. to send away

   4. to let loose

2. (Niphal) to be sent

3. (Piel)

   1. to send off or away or out or forth, dismiss, give over, cast out

   2. to let go, set free

   3. to shoot forth (of branches)

   4. to let down

   5. to shoot

4. (Pual) to be sent off, be put away, be divorced, be impelled

5. (Hiphil) to send