Avishag אֲבִישַׁג
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| אֲבִישַׁג | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | avishag |
| Strong's number | H49 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | name of a woman |
| Gloss | Abishag |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
Avishag (Hebrew אֲבִישַׁג, Strong's H49) is a name of a woman in the Old Testament, glossed “Abishag”. It occurs 5 times.
Definition
A woman living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.1.3
§ Abishag = "my father is a wanderer"
David's beautiful young nurse
§ Abishag = "my father is a wanderer"
David's beautiful young nurse
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | abishag (5) |
|---|---|
| BSB | abishag (4), let abishag (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Avishag, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
1 Kings
- 1 Kings 1:3So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.Then they searched throughout Israel for a beautiful girl, and they found Abishag the Shunammite and brought her to the king.
- 1 Kings 1:15And Bath–sheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.So Bathsheba went to see the king in his bedroom. Since the king was very old, Abishag the Shunammite was serving him.
- 1 Kings 2:17And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not say thee nay,) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife.Adonijah replied, “Please speak to King Solomon, since he will not turn you down. Let him give me Abishag the Shunammite as my wife.”
- 1 Kings 2:21And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife.So Bathsheba said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to your brother Adonijah as his wife.”
- 1 Kings 2:22And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.King Solomon answered his mother, “Why do you request Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Since he is my older brother, you might as well request the kingdom for him and for Abiathar the priest and for Joab son of Zeruiah!”
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).