Abital

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Abital or Avital (אֲבִיטַל) is a Hebrew female name.^[1] It translates as father of dew i.e., "fresh".^[2]

The fifth wife of King David (2 Samuel 3:4) was called Abital, and was the mother of David's son Shephatiah.^[3]

References

^ "Hebrew Names - Abital (Avital)". Hebrew Online. http://www.hebrewonline.com/hebrew_names/name.asp?HebrewNameID=9. Retrieved on 2008-09-27.
^ M. G. Easton (1897). "A". Illustrated Bible Dictionary. http://www.ccel.org/e/easton/ebd/ebd/T0000000.html#T0000048. Retrieved on 2008-09-27.
^ 2 Samuel 3:4

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