na.val is the proper name of the man connected with Abigail, David, and the events of 1 Samuel 25.

The attested forms function as a proper personal name: they identify a man in the account involving David and Abigail, and later identify Abigail through her former marriage to him. In 1 Samuel 25:25, the verse places the name within Abigail’s characterization of the man, while later references preserve it in family descriptions.

1. Personal name identifying Abigail’s husband · dominant

   The form is tagged Noun · Proper in every cited occurrence. In 1 Samuel 25:3 the APB introduces the man by this name alongside Abigail; in 1 Samuel 25:10 he answers David’s servants, and in 1 Samuel 25:36 Abigail comes to him at his feast. Later, 1 Samuel 27:3 and 2 Samuel 3:3 use the name to identify Abigail in relation to her former husband.

   1 Samuel 25:31 Samuel 25:101 Samuel 25:361 Samuel 25:391 Samuel 27:32 Samuel 3:3

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the term as “Nabal” when naming the man or identifying Abigail as his wife or widow. In 1 Samuel 25:25 it places the name alongside “folly,”, so that wording should not be treated as a separate rendering of the name.