Bible Encyclopedia: Haggith

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

HAGGITH

hag'-ith (chaggith, "festal"): According to 2 Samuel 3:4 1 Kings 1:5, 11; 1 Kings 2:13; 1 Chronicles 3:2, the fifth wife of David and the mother of his fourth son, Adonijah. The latter was born in Hebron while David's capital was there (2 Samuel 3:4, 5).

Strong's Hebrew

2294. Chaggith -- "festal," a wife of David
... Chaggith. 2295 . "festal," a wife of David. Transliteration: Chaggith Phonetic
Spelling: (khag-gheeth') Short Definition: Haggith. Word Origin fem. ... Haggith. ...
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Library

Adonijah
... means. We know very little of Haggith, but she was probably a dancing girl
who made her way to the front by her ambition and beauty. ...
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That David Made Great Preparations for the House of God; and That ...
... But of this woman we shall speak more presently. 4. Now the fourth son of David
was a beautiful young man, and tall, born to him of Haggith his wife. ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 14 that david made.htm

How David Reigned Over one Tribe at Hebron While the Son Of
... Abigail; the name of the third was Absalom, by Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king
of Geshur; the fourth he named Adonijah, by his wife Haggith; the fifth was ...
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The Hebrews and the Philistines --Damascus
History Of Egypt, Chaldaea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, V 6. <. ...
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Haggith

rejoicing

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Haggith

(festive; a dancer), one of David's wives, the mother of Adonijah. (2 Samuel 3:4; 1 Kings 1:6) (B.C. 1053.)

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Festive; the dancer, a wife of David and the mother of Adonijah (2 Samuel 3:4; 1 Kings 1:5, 11; 2:13; 1 Chronicles 3:2), who, like Absalom, was famed for his beauty.

Thesaurus

Haggith (5 Occurrences)
... his beauty. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. HAGGITH. hag'-ith ... 4, 5).
Multi-Version Concordance Haggith (5 Occurrences). 2 Samuel ...
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Adoni'jah (26 Occurrences)
... Adoni'jah (26 Occurrences). 2 Samuel 3:4 and the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith;
and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital; (See RSV). ...
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Adonijah (28 Occurrences)
... ad-o-ni'-ja ('adhoniyahu or 'adhoniyah, "my lord is Yahweh"): (1) The son of David
and Haggith, the forth of David's sons, born in Hebron after David became ...
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Bathshe'ba (10 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 1:11 Then Nathan spoke unto Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon, saying: 'Hast
thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our ...
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Bath-sheba (12 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 1:11 Then Nathan spake unto Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast
thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our ...
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Bathsheba (14 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 1:11 Then Nathan spoke to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying,
"Haven't you heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith reigns, and David our lord doesn ...
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Solomon's (56 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 1:11 Then Nathan spoke unto Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon, saying: 'Hast
thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our ...
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Talmai (6 Occurrences)
... 1 Chronicles 3:2 the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king
of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY ...
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Reigns (22 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 1:11 Then Nathan spoke to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying,
"Haven't you heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith reigns, and David our lord doesn ...
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Runners (21 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 1:5 Then Adonijah, the son of Haggith, lifting himself up in pride, said,
I will become king; and he made ready his carriages of war and his horsemen ...
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Bible Concordance

Haggith (5 Occurrences)

2 Samuel 3:4 and the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Kings 1:5 Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, "I will be king." Then he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Kings 1:11 Then Nathan spoke to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, "Haven't you heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith reigns, and David our lord doesn't know it?
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Kings 2:13 Then Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. She said, "Do you come peaceably?" He said, "Peaceably.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 3:2 the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Haggith

Haggith: Mother of Adonijah

Related Terms

Adoni'jah (26 Occurrences)

Adonijah (28 Occurrences)

Bathshe'ba (10 Occurrences)

Bath-sheba (12 Occurrences)

Bathsheba (14 Occurrences)

Solomon's (56 Occurrences)

Talmai (6 Occurrences)

Reigns (22 Occurrences)