Berean Strong's Lexicon abel: Mourning, lamentation Original Word: אָבֵל Word Origin: Derived from the root אָבַל (aval), meaning "to mourn" or "to lament." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3997 (πένθος, penthos) - mourning, grief - G2354 (θρῆνος, thrēnos) - lamentation, dirge Usage: The Hebrew word "abel" primarily refers to mourning or lamentation, often in the context of expressing grief over death or calamity. It is used to describe both the act of mourning and the state of being in mourning. This term is frequently associated with the cultural practices surrounding death and loss in ancient Israel. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, mourning was a significant communal and religious practice. It involved various rituals, such as wearing sackcloth, sitting in ashes, fasting, and wailing. Mourning was not only a personal expression of grief but also a communal event that reinforced social bonds and religious beliefs about life, death, and the afterlife. The practice of mourning was deeply embedded in the fabric of Israelite society, reflecting their understanding of human suffering and divine compassion. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom abal Definition mourning NASB Translation mourn (2), mourners (2), mourning (3), one who sorrows (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs I. אָבֵל adjective mourning — ׳א Genesis 37:35; Esther 6:12; construct אֲבֶלֿ 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). II. אבל (perhaps Strong's Exhaustive Concordance mourner, From 'abal; lamenting -- mourn(-er, -ing). see HEBREW 'abal Forms and Transliterations אֲבֵל֗וֹת אֲבֵלִ֣ים אֲבֵלִֽים׃ אָבֵ֖ל אבל אבלות אבלים אבלים׃ וְלַאֲבֵלָֽיו׃ ולאבליו׃ כַּאֲבֶל־ כאבל־ לַאֲבֵלֵ֣י לאבלי ’ă·ḇê·lîm ’ă·ḇê·lō·wṯ ’ā·ḇêl ’āḇêl ’ăḇêlîm ’ăḇêlōwṯ aVel aveLim aveLot ka’ăḇel- ka·’ă·ḇel- kaavel la’ăḇêlê la·’ă·ḇê·lê laaveLei velaaveLav wə·la·’ă·ḇê·lāw wəla’ăḇêlāwLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 37:35 HEB: אֶל־ בְּנִ֛י אָבֵ֖ל שְׁאֹ֑לָה וַיֵּ֥בְךְּ NAS: to Sheol in mourning for my son. KJV: unto my son mourning. Thus his father INT: about my son mourning to Sheol wept Esther 6:12 Job 29:25 Psalm 35:14 Isaiah 57:18 Isaiah 61:2 Isaiah 61:3 Lamentations 1:4 8 Occurrences |
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grow green, compare 
grass; LagBN 45 proposes 
withstand, hence אָבֵל as withstanding scorching sun (protected by trees, springs, etc.), hence also (Lag) 
camel). Etymologogical conjectures very dubious; connection (Lag.) of 
withstand, with 
herbage, forage (sometimes dry) improbable, and of latter with 
herd of camels obscure; √ meaning grow green unattested; Syriac 
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, Talmud יַבְלָא, Punic ιεβαλ, 'grass,' apparently = a specific kind of fodder, ἄγρωστις, see LöwNo. 141 (GFM, privately). 
