Haggith
Haggith
This is the ordinary form of the name in the English Bible; it corresponds better to the Hebrew Haggith, “Festive”, than Aggith, as the name is spelled in I Par., iii, 2. Haggith was one of David’s wives (2 Samuel 3:4). Whose daughter she was, we are not told. The Bible records only that she born to him Adonias, the fourth of his sons, in Hebron, before he was king over all Israel. That she was an uncommonly remarkable woman, seems to be suggested from the custom of Biblical writers to speak usually of Adonias as “the son of Haggith”. Although harem intrigues have ever played a great part in the East, nothing indicates, however, that Haggith had anything to do either with the attempt of her son to secure for himself the crown of Israel (III Kings, I, 5-53), or with his fatal request, likely also prompted by political motives, to obtain his father’s Sunamite concubine, Abisag, from Solomon (1 Kings 2:13-25).
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CHARLES L. SOUVAY Transcribed by Christine J. Murray
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume VIICopyright © 1910 by Robert Appleton CompanyOnline Edition Copyright © 2003 by K. KnightNihil Obstat, June 1, 1910. Remy Lafort, S.T.D., CensorImprimatur. +John Cardinal Farley, Archbishop of New York
Fuente: Catholic Encyclopedia
Haggith
(Heb. Chaggith’, ; Sept. v.r. , but in 1Ch 2:3; Josephus , Ant. 7:14,4), a. wife of David, only known as the mother of Adonijah (2Sa 3:4; 1 Kings 1, 5, 11; 1 Kings 2, 13; 1Ch 3:2); but apparently married to David after his accession to the throne. B.C. 1053. SEE DAVID. Her son was, like Absalom, renowned for his handsome presence. In the first and last of the above passages Haggith is fourth in order of mention among the wives, Adonijah being also fourth among the sons. His Mirth happened at Hebron (2Sa 3:2; 2Sa 3:5) shortly after that of Absalom (1Ki 1:6, where it will be observed that the words his mother’ are inserted by the translators) (Smith, s.v.). The Heb. name is merely the fern. of the adj. that appears in the names, HAGGI, etc., and seems to be indicative of festivity in the religious sense SEE FESTIVAL; Frst renders it born at the Feast of Tabernacles (Heb. Lex. s.v.), and Mr. Grove (in Smith, ut sup.) regards it as a dancer, from the primitive sense of the root .
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Haggith
festive; the dancer, a wife of David and the mother of Adonijah (2 Sam. 3:4; 1 Kings 1:5, 11; 2:13; 1 Chr. 3:2), who, like Absalom, was famed for his beauty.
Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Haggith
(“a dancer”.) One of David’s wives, Adonijah’s mother (2Sa 3:4).
Fuente: Fausset’s Bible Dictionary
Haggith
HAGGITH (festal).The mother of Adonijah (2Sa 3:4, 1Ki 1:5; 1Ki 2:13).
Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
Haggith
hagith (, haggth, festal): According to 2Sa 3:4; 1Ki 1:5, 1Ki 1:11; 1Ki 2:13; 1Ch 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 (2Sa 3:4, 2Sa 3:5).
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Haggith
[Hag’gith]
One of the wives of David and the mother of Adonijah. 2Sa 3:4; 1Ki 1:5; 1Ki 1:11; 1Ki 2:13; 1Ch 3:2.
Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary
Haggith
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Wife of David, mother of Adonijah.
2Sa 3:4; 1Ki 1:5; 1Ki 1:11; 1Ki 2:13; 1Ch 3:2
Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible
Haggith
Hag’gith. (festive; a dancer). One of David’s wives, the mother of Adonijah. 2Sa 3:4; 1Ki 1:6. (B.C. 1053).