Abishag
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Abishag
From Late Latin Abisag, from Greek Abiság, from Hebrew Abhīsheg “My father strays”
Example Sentences
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A Robert Frost fan, Heigl named her production company "Abishag" after a lesser-known Frost character in the poem "Provide, Provide."
From Salon • Dec. 14, 2022
Aging beauty Abishag is the subject, whose story shows that while beauty and fame in Hollywood are fleeting, as with Kate and Tully, friendship sustains.
From Salon • Dec. 14, 2022
So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
From Primitive Love and Love-Stories by Finck, Henry Theophilus
"Bill, if it isn't his Abishag, if there's any hitch, I'll—I'll—oh, Mary, don't build too highly on this, old girl!"
From Once Aboard the Lugger by Hutchinson, A. S. M. (Arthur Stuart-Menteth)
“You could hardly call Abishag the wife of David,” interjected Mr Winterton, whose knowledge of Scripture was precise.
From By Veldt and Kopje by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)
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