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Abigail in Hebrew is אֲבִיגָיִל (ʾĂḇîḡáyil).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

אֲבִיגָיִל
ʾĂḇîḡáyil
name · feminine
In English

Abigail

/ˈæb.ə.ɡeɪl/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with A

These are the Hebrew words for Abigail as a name.

biblical wife of David

  • אֲבִיגָיִלאביגילʾĂḇîḡáyilfeminine

female given name

  • אֲבִיגַיִלאביגילavigáyilfeminine

This is more about the Hebrew word אֲבִיגָיִל.

Written with vowel points
אֲבִיגָיִל
Written without vowel points
אביגיל
Said
ʾĂḇîḡáyil
Its meanings in English
Abigail, a female given name, equivalent to English Abigail

These words come before and after Abigail in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨Abigail⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨Abigail⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨Abigail⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨אֲבִיגָיִל⁩, said ʾĂḇîḡáyil. Without vowel points it is written ⁨אביגיל⁩.

Is ⁨אביגיל⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨אביגיל⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨אביגיל⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨Abigail⁩, ⁨אביגיל⁩ can mean ⁨a female given name, equivalent to English Abigail⁩.

How is ⁨Abigail⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨Abigail⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈæb.ə.ɡeɪl/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry Abigail and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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