Strong H2294חַגִּית
Haggith
- Transliteration
- chaggîyth
- Pronunciation
- khag-gheeth'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Feminine) of a Person
Definition
Feminine of H2291; festive;
{Chaggith} a wife of David: - Haggith.
{Chaggith} a wife of David: - Haggith.
Meaning of the name
Haggith = "festive"
Detailed definition
In the biblical story
Haggith
One of David's wives; mother of Adonijah.
Haggith was one of King David's wives and the mother of Adonijah, who attempted to claim the throne.
In the Bible
Strong H2294 appears in 5 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- haggith5
First verses
- 2 Samuel 3:4And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;
- 1 Kings 1:5Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
- 1 Kings 1:11Wherefore 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 lord knoweth it not?
- 1 Kings 2:13And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bath–sheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably.
- 1 Chronicles 3:2The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith: