Study it in the app“Abigail came to Nabal, and look, he had a feast in his house like the feast of a king. Nabal’s heart was merry within him, and he was very drunk; so she did not tell him anything, small or great, until the light of morning.”
AbigailאֲבִיגַיִלcameוַתָּבֹאtoאֶלNabal,נָבָלand look,וְהִנֵּהhe hadלוֹa feastמִשְׁתֶּהin his houseבְּבֵיתוֹlike the feastכְּמִשְׁתֵּהof a king.הַמֶּלֶךְNabal’sנָבָלheartוְלֵבwas merryטוֹבwithin him,עָלָיוand heוְהוּאwas veryעַד מְאֹדdrunk;שִׁכֹּרso she did notוְלֹאtellהִגִּידָהhimלּוֹanything,דָּבָרsmallקָטֹןor great,וְגָדוֹלuntilעַדthe lightאוֹרof morning.הַבֹּקֶר
Abigail
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” appearscome
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “tavo” 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” appearsfeast
A party with food and drink.
Where else “mishte” appearshouse
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “vet” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearsheart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lev” appearsglad
Light of spirit and at ease, with a peaceful heart.
Where else “tov” appearsvery
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appearsdrunk
Drunk: one who has drunk too much wine.
Where else “shikor” appearstell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “higida” appearsthing
A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.
Where else “davar” appearssmall
What is small in size or counts for little.
Where else “katon” appearsgreat
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gadol” appearslight
The brightness that comes from the sun, the day or a lamp and lets one see.
Where else “or” appearsmorning
Morning, dawn.
Where else “boker” appears35David received from her hand what she had brought him, and to her he said, “Go up in peace to your house. See, I have listened to your voice and granted your request.”
36 · This verse (above)
37In the morning, when the wine had gone out of Nabal, his wife told him these things; and his heart died within him, and he became like a stone.
