Lexical Definition

‎אֲבִיהַיִל‎ ʼĂbîyhayil (ab-ee-hah'-yil) Abihail ^N:N-M-P
or (more correctly) אֲבִיחַיִל ʼĂbîychayil (ab-ee-khah'-yil) ; from ‎אָב‎ and ‎חַיִל‎; father (i.e. possessor) of might

Abihail.

• § Abihail = "my father is might"
• Abihail or Abichail, the name of three Israelites and two Israelitesses

1) a Levite in Moses's time
2) a Gadite
3) father of Esther
4) wife of Abishur
5) wife of Rehoboam

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Est.2.15
• father of: Esther (אֶסְתֵּר)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎אֲבִיחַ֫יִל‎ proper name, masculine & feminine (my father is might, Sabean ‎אבחיל‎ Hal^{MA 234}) — probably = ‎אֲבִיהַיִל‎ 2Chr 11:18, ‎אֲבִיהָ֑יִל‎ 1Chr 2:29 —

1. a Levite Num 3:25.

2. a Gadite 1Chr 5:14.

3. father of Esther Esth 2:15; Esth 9:29.

4. wife of Abishur 1Chr 2:29.

5. wife of Rehoboam 2Chr 11:18.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Father of Esther • Father of Esther (Hadassah)

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Abihail was the father of Esther (also known as Hadassah), who became Queen of Persia and saved the Jewish people from Haman's plot.

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Est.2.15;
• only referred to as Abihail אֲבִיהַיִל;
• father of Esther אֶסְתֵּר.

Abihail is mentioned in the book of Esther as the father of Esther, also known as Hadassah (Esther 2:15). Esther was a young Jewish woman living in Persia during the reign of King Ahasuerus (Xerxes I). After Queen Vashti was deposed, Esther was chosen to become the new queen.

When Haman, a high-ranking official in the Persian court, plotted to destroy the Jewish people, Esther courageously intervened and saved her people. She revealed her Jewish identity to the king and exposed Haman's evil plan. As a result, Haman was executed, and the Jewish people were allowed to defend themselves against their enemies.

Esther, along with her cousin and guardian Mordecai, wrote a letter to confirm the practices of Purim, a Jewish holiday commemorating the deliverance of the Jews from Haman's plot (Esther 9:29). In this letter, Esther is referred to as "Queen Esther, the daughter of Abihail."

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