the woman who brought provisions to David and his followers and subsequently became his wife (I Samuel 25:1–42)
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ab•i•gail
(ab′i gāl′),USA pronunciation n.
Ab•i•gail (ab′i gāl′),USA pronunciation n.
- a lady's maid.
- after Abigail, name of attendant in play The Scornful Lady (1610), by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher 1645–55
Ab•i•gail (ab′i gāl′),USA pronunciation n.
- Biblethe wife of Nabal and later of David. I Sam. 25.
- a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning "joy of the father.''
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