Chaggîyth — H2294

Definition

feminine proper noun

Chaggith, a wife of David

1. Haggith = "festive"
2. a wife of David and mother of Adonijah

Usually translated as

Haggith

Origin

feminine of H2291; festive

• Chaggîy (H2291)

Occurrences

Chaggîyth occurs 5 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Samuel (1), 1 Kings (3), 1 Chronicles (1)

• 2 Samuel 3:4 — And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith (חַגִּ֑ית); and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;
• 1 Kings 1:5 — Then Adonijah the son of Haggith (חַגִּ֛ית) exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
• 1 Kings 1:11 — Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith (חַגִּ֑ית) doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not?
• 1 Kings 2:13 — And Adonijah the son of Haggith (חַגֵּ֗ית) came to Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably.
• 1 Chronicles 3:2 — The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith (חַגִּֽית):