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The Semitic root qrb (קרב) means ' be near ' [10] and is found in a number of related languages in addition to Hebrew, e.g. in the Akkadian language noun aqribtu, meaning ' act of offering '. In Hebrew it is found in a number of words, such as qarov, ' close ', qerovim, ' relatives ', and the hifʕil verb form hiqriv, ' he brought near ...
Abigail is a feminine given name. The name comes from the Biblical Hebrew : אֲבִיגַיִל / אֲבִיגָיִל ʾĂḇīḡayīl , meaning "my father's joy" (alternatively "my father is exulted" or "my father is joyful", among others).
The word is related in spelling and meaning to the Hebrew: קרבן, romanized: qorbān "offering" and Classical Syriac: ܩܘܪܒܢܐ, romanized: qurbānā "sacrifice", through the cognate Arabic triliteral as "a way or means of approaching someone" or "nearness". [4]
Abigail became the mother of one of David's sons, who is listed in the Book of Chronicles under the name Daniel, in the Masoretic Text of the Books of Samuel as Chileab, [2] and in the Septuagint text of 2 Samuel 3:3 as Δαλουια, Dalouia. [3] Her name is spelled Abigal in 2 Samuel 17:25 in the American Standard Version.
The East Syriac word Qurbana is derived from the Syriac word qurbānā (ܩܘܪܒܢܐ ), which, along with its meaning of Eucharist, may also mean offering, sacrifice, or gift. It is from the root Q-R-B, related to approaching. It is a cognate with Hebrew itself a Syriac word קרבן qorbān and Arabic قربان qurbān.
Abigail is a feminine English name with Hebrew origins, meaning "my father is joy." In the Old Testament Abigail was King David's third wife, described as 'good in discretion and beautiful in form'. [2] The name is used in modern English and was a popular baby's name during the 1950s and 1960s. [1] Gayle may occasionally be used as a masculine ...
Abigail Breslin, Michael Clifford. Getty Images (2) Abigail Breslin got candid about releasing her breakup song about ex-boyfriend Michael Clifford. The 27-year-old actress opened up about the ...
In casual conversation some Jews, even when not speaking Hebrew, will call God HaShem (השם), which is Hebrew for 'the Name' (compare Leviticus 24:11 and Deuteronomy 28:58). When written, it is often abbreviated to ה׳. Likewise, when quoting from the Tanakh or prayers, some pious Jews will replace Adonai with HaShem.