Haggith

Morrish Bible Dictionary

One of the wives of David and the mother of Adonijah.  2 Samuel 3:4;  1 Kings 1:5,11;  1 Kings 2:13;  1 Chronicles 3:2 .

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Hag'gith. (Festive; A Dancer). One of David's wives, the mother of Adonijah.  2 Samuel 3:4;  1 Kings 1:6. (B.C. 1053).

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

Haggith (‘festal’). The mother of Adonijah (  2 Samuel 3:4 ,   1 Kings 1:5;   1 Kings 2:13 ).

Easton's Bible Dictionary

 2 Samuel 3:4 1 Kings 1:5,11 2:13 1 Chronicles 3:2

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

("a dancer".) One of David's wives, Adonijah's mother ( 2 Samuel 3:4).

Holman Bible Dictionary

 1 Samuel 3:4

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Heb. Chaggith', חִגַּית ; Sept. Ἀγγίθ v.r. Φεγγίθ , but Ἀγγείθ in  1 Chronicles 2:3; Josephus Ἀγγίθη , Ant. 7:14,4), a. wife of David, only known as the mother of Adonijah ( 2 Samuel 3:4; 1 Kings 1, 5, 11; 1 Kings 2, 13;  1 Chronicles 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 ( 2 Samuel 3:2;  2 Samuel 3:5) shortly after that of Absalom ( 1 Kings 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); F Ü rst 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 חָגִג .

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

hag´ith ( חגּית , ḥaggı̄th , "festal"): According to   2 Samuel 3:4;  1 Kings 1:5 ,  1 Kings 1:11;  1 Kings 2:13;  1 Chronicles 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 ( 2 Samuel 3:4 ,  2 Samuel 3:5 ).