Original Word: אֲבִישַׁג
Part of Speech: Proper Name Feminine
Transliteration: Abiyshag
Pronunciation: ah-vee-SHAHG
Phonetic Spelling: (ab-ee-shag')
Definition: Abishag
Meaning: Abishag is a proper noun referring to a specific individual in the Hebrew Bible. The name is traditionally understood to mean "my father is a wanderer" or "father of error."

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew roots אָב (av, meaning "father") and שַׁג (shag, meaning "to err" or "to wander"). The name can be interpreted as "my father is a wanderer" or "father of error."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for the proper noun Abishag in the Strong's Greek concordance, as it is a specific Hebrew name without a direct translation or counterpart in the Greek New Testament.

Usage: Abishag is used as a proper noun in the Hebrew Bible, specifically referring to a young woman from Shunem who served King David in his old age.

Context: Abishag the Shunammite is introduced in the First Book of Kings as a young and beautiful woman chosen to attend to King David during his final days. Her primary role was to provide warmth to the aging king, as described in 1 Kings 1:1-4. Despite her close proximity to David, the text explicitly states that the king did not have sexual relations with her (1 Kings 1:4, BSB: "But the king had no relations with her"). Abishag's presence in the narrative becomes significant during the succession crisis following David's death. Adonijah, David's son, requests to marry Abishag, a move interpreted by Solomon as a political threat, leading to Adonijah's execution (1 Kings 2:13-25). Abishag's story highlights themes of loyalty, service, and the complexities of royal succession in ancient Israel.

Word Origin
from ab and shagah
Definition
"my father is a wanderer," an Isr. woman
NASB Translation
Abishag (5).

אֲבִישַׁג proper name, feminine (my father is a wanderer (שׁגג) ?) a handmaid of David 1 Kings 1:3,15; 1 Kings 2:17,21,22.

Abishag

From 'ab and shagah; father of error (i.e. Blundering); Abishag, a concubine of David -- Abishag.

see HEBREW 'ab

see HEBREW shagah

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