אָבֵל
Transliteration
'āḇēl
Pronunciation
aw-bale'
Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
From אָבַל (H56)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 6b

Strong’s Definitions

אָבֵל ʼâbêl, aw-bale'; from H56; lamenting:—mourn(-er, -ing).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's H57 in the following manner: mourn (8x).

  1. mourning

    1. for the dead

    2. because of calamity

    3. of rites of mourning

  2. mourner (subst.)

    1. for the dead

    2. for calamity

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אָבֵל ʼâbêl, aw-bale'; from H56; lamenting:—mourn(-er, -ing).
STRONGS H57: Abbreviations
† I. אָבֵל adjective mourning — א׳ Genesis 37:35; Esther 6:12; construct אֲבֶל־ Psalm 35:14; אֲבֵלִים Job 29:25; Isaiah 61:2 etc.; — for dead Genesis 37:35, calamity Esther 6:12, compare figurative Lamentations 1:4 (predicate, inanimate subject), elsewhere as substantive mourner; singular Psalm 35:14 (construct) for dead (|| קדר); plural Job 29:25 absolute; for calamity Isaiah 57:18; Isaiah 61:2, 3 (where mourners for Zion, or of Zion, see Di).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

Genesis 37:35; Genesis 37:35

Esther

Esther 6:12; Esther 6:12

Job

Job 29:25; Job 29:25

Psalms

Psalms 35:14; Psalms 35:14

Isaiah

Isaiah 57:18; Isaiah 61:2; Isaiah 61:2; Isaiah 61:3

Lamentations

Lamentations 1:4