First names in Hebrew

First name Abigail: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אביגיל

Gematria value: 56

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Abigail is written אביגיל

Abigail is the English form of Avigail, אביגיל in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Abigail mean?

Meaning: "my father is joy"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is the Hebrew name known in English as Abigail. It joins av, "father", and gil, "joy": "my father is joy", or "my father's joy". It is a favorite across the English-speaking world and among Jewish families.

Gematria

Abigail = 56

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אביגיל has 6 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• בthe letter Bet2
• יthe letter Yod10
• גthe letter Gimel3
• יthe letter Yod10
• לthe letter Lamed30
• Total56

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter Lamed

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Abigail, from א to ל:

אֶעְבְּרָה בְאַרְצֶךָ בַּדֶּרֶךְ בַּדֶּרֶךְ אֵלֵךְ לֹא אָסוּר יָמִין וּשְׂמֹאול׃

“Let me pass through your land. I will keep to the road, only to the road; I will not turn aside to the right or to the left.”

Deuteronomy 2:27

The book of your first name

Abigail, in nine pages

• Abigail, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Abigail
• Abigail, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Abigail in three answers

How do you write Abigail in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Abigail is written אביגיל. Abigail is the English form of Avigail, אביגיל in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Abigail?
Written אביגיל, Abigail is worth 56: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Gimel (3) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Lamed (30).

What does Abigail mean?
My father is joy (origin: Hebrew). Your name is the Hebrew name known in English as Abigail. It joins av, "father", and gil, "joy": "my father is joy", or "my father's joy". It is a favorite across the English-speaking world and among Jewish families.