Study it in the app“The name of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail. The woman was of good understanding and beautiful in form, but the man was harsh and evil in his deeds; he was a Calebite.”
The nameוְשֵׁםof the manהָאִישׁwas Nabal,נָבָלand the nameוְשֵׁםof his wifeאִשְׁתּוֹAbigail.אֲבִגָיִלThe womanוְהָאִשָּׁהwas of goodטוֹבַתunderstandingשֶׂכֶלand beautifulוִיפַתin form,תֹּאַרbut the manוְהָאִישׁwas harshקָשֶׁהand evilוְרַעin his deeds;מַעֲלָלִיםheוְהוּאwas a Calebite.כָלִבִּי
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appearsman
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appearsNabal
Nabal, a rich man of Maon, husband of Abigail, who scorned David (1 Samuel 25). His name sounds the same as the Hebrew word for "fool".
Where else “naval” appearswife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “isht” appearsAbigail
Abigail: the name of two women; best known is the wife of Nabal, a woman of good understanding, who later became David's wife (1 Samuel 25); the other is a sister of David (1 Chronicles 2:16). It means "my father rejoices".
Where else “avigayil” appearsgood
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tovat” appearsinsight
The sense to act well.
Where else “sechel” appearsbeautiful
Beautiful, handsome, of fine appearance.
Where else “yfat” appearsform
Form, figure, the shape of the body; appearance.
Where else “toar” appearshard
Which is very costly to bear, do or solve.
Where else “kashe” appearsevil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “ra” appearsdeeds, doings
Deeds, doings; what someone does, good or bad.
Where else “maalalim” appearsCalebite
Calebite: a descendant of Caleb, of the tribe of Judah, whose family received the area of Hebron.
Where else “chalibi” appears“Nabal” sounds in Hebrew the same as the word “fool” (v. 25). “Calebite”: a descendant of Caleb (Joshua 14:13-14).
2There was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel; the man was very rich and had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats; and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.
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4David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep.
