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Haggith

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(dancer). A wife of David (2 Sam. 3:4⁴And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital; (2 Samuel 3:4); 1 Kings 1:5⁵Then 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 1:5)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

One of the wives of David and the mother of Adonijah (2 Sam. 3:4⁴And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital; (2 Samuel 3:4); 1 Kings 1:5,11⁵Then 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 1:5)
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 1:11); 1 Kings 2:13¹³And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably. (1 Kings 2:13); 1 Chron. 3:2²The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith: (1 Chronicles 3:2)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

2294 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Chaggiyith

Phonic:

khag-gheeth’

Meaning:

feminine of 2291; festive; Chaggith, a wife of David

KJV Usage:

Haggith

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

festivity

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Joy; festive; a dancer:―one of David’s wives, the mother of Adonijah, 2 Sam. 3:4. {Gaudium}