In the bible, Abital is the name of the wife (concubine?) of King David (2SA 3:4). Meaning of the name: the father of the dew; or of the shadow. Related names are: Eglah, Ithream,
Shephatiah (and others ...)
. The translations of Abital in 2 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
Αβιταλ in Greek to
Avital in Hebrew!
And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital; (2SA 3:4)
The fifth, Shephatiah of Abital: the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife. (1CH 3:3)
And the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah David's wife. These were born to David in Hebron. (2SA 3:5)