אָבֵל
ʾābēl
mourning
Strong's H57AdjectiveHebrewTWOT 6b

אָבֵל (ʾābēl) is a Hebrew adjective meaning mourning. It appears 8 times in 6 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H57).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 6b)

Range of meaning (TWOT 6b)mourning, mourner; lamenting; mourn
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

אָבֵל adjective: mourning, mourner

mourning—elsewhere as substantive mourner

Strong's H57 אָבֵל: lamenting
KJV:mourn(-er, -ing).

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 6: אָבַל ʾābal — mourn; lament; cause to mourn; bewail

See it in Scripture

Genesis 37:35Esther 6:12Job 29:25

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