avihayil · Abihail

What it means

avihayil (אֲבִיהַיִל) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Abihail”.

Father of Zuriel, of the Levites of Merari; other people, men and women, bear the same name. It means "father of strength."

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Where it appears

• Numbers×1
• 1 Chronicles×2
• 2 Chronicles×1
• Esther×2

• Numbers 3:35

  And the chief of the fathers’ house of the families of Merari is Zuriel son of Abihail. They shall camp on the side of the dwelling, on the north.

• 1 Chronicles 2:29

  And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bore him Ahban and Molid.

• 1 Chronicles 5:14

  These were the sons of Abihail the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz.

• 2 Chronicles 11:18

  Rehoboam took as his wife Mahalath daughter of Jerimoth son of David, and of Abihail daughter of Eliab son of Jesse.

• Esther 2:15

  And when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail, the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her as his own daughter, came to go in to the king, she did not seek anything except what Hegai, the king’s eunuch, keeper of the women, said. And Esther was winning favor in the eyes of all who saw her.

• Esther 9:29

  And Esther the queen, daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew wrote with all authority to establish this second letter of Purim.