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Abishag <a href="../hebrew/50.htm" title="50">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Abishag: Abishag</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">אֲבִישַׁג</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Abiyshag<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ah-vee-SHAHG<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ab-ee-shag')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Abishag<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Abishag<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Hebrew roots אָב (av, meaning "father") and שַׁג (shag, meaning "to err" or "to wander"), though the exact meaning of the name is uncertain.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Greek equivalent for Abishag in the Septuagint or the New Testament, as her account is unique to the Hebrew Bible.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Abishag is a personal name used in the Hebrew Bible. It is most commonly associated with a young woman from Shunem who served as a caregiver to King David in his old age. Her name may imply "my father wanders" or "my father errs," though interpretations vary.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, it was customary for kings to have attendants and caregivers, especially in their old age. Abishag's role as a caregiver to King David reflects the practices of royal courts in the ancient Near East, where young women often served in various capacities. Her presence in the narrative highlights the importance of loyalty and service within the royal household.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/1.htm">ab</a> and <a href="/hebrew/7686.htm">shagah</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>"my father is a wanderer," an Isr. woman<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Abishag (5).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">אֲבִישַׁג</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, feminine</b></font> (<em>my father is a wanderer</em> (<font class="hebrew2">שׁגג</font>) ?) a handmaid of David <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/1-3.htm">1 Kings 1:3,15</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/2-17.htm">1 Kings 2:17</a>,21,22. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Abishag <p>From <a href="/hebrew/1.htm">'ab</a> and <a href="/hebrew/7686.htm">shagah</a>; father of error (i.e. Blundering); Abishag, a concubine of David -- Abishag. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/1.htm">'ab</a> <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/7686.htm">shagah</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>אֲבִישַׁ֣ג אֲבִישַׁ֤ג אֲבִישַׁ֥ג אֲבִישַׁג֙ אבישג וַֽאֲבִישַׁג֙ ואבישג ’ă·ḇî·šaḡ ’ăḇîšaḡ aviShag vaaviShag wa’ăḇîšaḡ wa·’ă·ḇî·šaḡ<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/1_kings/1-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Kings 1:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַֽיִּמְצְא֗וּ אֶת־ <b> אֲבִישַׁג֙ </b> הַשּׁ֣וּנַמִּ֔ית וַיָּבִ֥אוּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_kings/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and found <span class="itali">Abishag</span> the Shunammite,<br><a href="/kjvs/1_kings/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and found <span class="itali">Abishag</span> a Shunammite,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/1-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of Israel and found <span class="itali">Abishag</span> the Shunammite and brought<p><b><a href="/text/1_kings/1-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Kings 1:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">זָקֵ֣ן מְאֹ֑ד <b> וַֽאֲבִישַׁג֙ </b> הַשּׁ֣וּנַמִּ֔ית מְשָׁרַ֖ת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_kings/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> old, <span class="itali">and Abishag</span> the Shunammite<br><a href="/kjvs/1_kings/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> old; <span class="itali">and Abishag</span> the Shunammite<br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/1-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> old was very <span class="itali">and Abishag</span> the Shunammite was ministering<p><b><a href="/text/1_kings/2-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Kings 2:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לִ֛י אֶת־ <b> אֲבִישַׁ֥ג </b> הַשּׁוּנַמִּ֖ית לְאִשָּֽׁה׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_kings/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> you, that he may give <span class="itali">me Abishag</span> the Shunammite<br><a href="/kjvs/1_kings/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> that he give <span class="itali">me Abishag</span> the Shunammite<br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/2-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> thee may give <span class="itali">Abishag</span> the Shunammite A wife<p><b><a href="/text/1_kings/2-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Kings 2:21</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יֻתַּ֖ן אֶת־ <b> אֲבִישַׁ֣ג </b> הַשֻּׁנַמִּ֑ית לַאֲדֹנִיָּ֥הוּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_kings/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> So she said, <span class="itali">Let Abishag</span> the Shunammite<br><a href="/kjvs/1_kings/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And she said, <span class="itali">Let Abishag</span> the Shunammite<br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/2-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> said be given <span class="itali">Abishag</span> the Shunammite to Adonijah<p><b><a href="/text/1_kings/2-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Kings 2:22</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שֹׁאֶ֜לֶת אֶת־ <b> אֲבִישַׁ֤ג </b> הַשֻּׁנַמִּית֙ לַאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_kings/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> are you asking <span class="itali">Abishag</span> the Shunammite<br><a href="/kjvs/1_kings/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And why dost thou ask <span class="itali">Abishag</span> the Shunammite<br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/2-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> are you asking <span class="itali">Abishag</span> the Shunammite Adonijah<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_49.htm">5 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_49.htm">Strong's Hebrew 49<br>5 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/avishag_49.htm">’ă·ḇî·šaḡ — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vaavishag_49.htm">wa·’ă·ḇî·šaḡ — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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