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Lexicon :: Strong's H56 - 'āḇal

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אָבַל
Transliteration
'āḇal
Pronunciation
aw-bal'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 6

Strong’s Definitions

אָבַל ʼâbal, aw-bal'; a primitive root; to bewail:—lament, mourn.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x

The KJV translates Strong's H56 in the following manner: mourn (36x), lament (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x
The KJV translates Strong's H56 in the following manner: mourn (36x), lament (3x).

  1. to mourn, lament

    1. (Qal) to mourn, lament

      1. of humans

      2. of inanimate objects (fig.)

        1. of gates

        2. of land

    2. (Hiphil)

      1. to mourn, cause to mourn (fig.)

    3. (Hithpael)

      1. to mourn

      2. play the mourner

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אָבַל ʼâbal, aw-bal'; a primitive root; to bewail:—lament, mourn.
STRONGS H56: Abbreviations
† I. אָבַל 39 verb mourn (Assyrian [abâlu] see Dlw) —
Qal Perfect אָבַל Isaiah 24:7 + 2 times etc. Imperfect 3rd person feminine singular תֶּאֱבַל Hosea 4:3 + 3 times — mourn, lament (poetic & higher style); absolute, human subject Joel 1:9; Amos 8:8; Amos 9:5; Isaiah 19:8 (|| אנה) compare Job 14:22 (subject נַפְשׁוֺ); followed by על Hosea 10:5; more often figurative, inanimate subject, gates 1 Samuel 3:26; land 1 Samuel 24:4; 1Sam 33:9; Hosea 4:3; Joel 1:10; Jeremiah 4:28 (followed by על) Jeremiah 12:4; Jeremiah 23:10; compare Jeremiah 12:11 (followed by על), יְהוּדָה Jeremiah 14:2; pastures Amos 1:2.
Hithp. — Perfect הִתְאַבֵּל 1 Samuel 15:35; Imperfect יִתְאַבָּ֑ל Ezekiel 7:12, 27; וַיִּתְאַבֵּל Genesis 37:34 + 3 times etc.; Imperative feminine singular הִתְאַבְּלִי 2 Samuel 14:2; Participle מִתְאַבֵּל 1 Samuel 16:1 + 2 times etc.; — mourn (mostly prose) especially for dead, followed by על Genesis 37:34; 2 Samuel 13:37; 2 Samuel 14:2; 2 Samuel 19:2 || בכה 2 Chronicles 35:24, compare also Isaiah 66:10 (over Jerusalem); absolute 1 Chronicles 7:22; compare 2 Samuel 14:2 play the mourner (where indicated by dress); over un-worthy Saul followed by אֶל 1 Samuel 15:35; 1 Samuel 16:1; over sin followed by על Ezra 10:6 compare (absolute) Nehemiah 8:9; judgment of י׳ Exodus 33:4 absolute (indicated by dress), Numbers 14:39; Ezekiel 7:27 (strike out B Co); followed by כִּי 1 Samuel 6:19; calamity Nehemiah 1:4; Ezekiel 7:12 compare Daniel 10:2.
Hiph. Perfect הֶאֱבַלְתִּי Ezekiel 31:15; Imperfect וַיַּאֲבֶל־ Lamentations 2:8; — cause to mourn; Ezekiel 31:15 absolute MT, but A B Co object תהום followed by על, caused the deep to mourn over; Lamentations 2:8 object wall etc.; (both these figurative, compare Qal).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

37:34; 37:34

Exodus

33:4

Numbers

14:39

1 Samuel

6:19; 15:35; 15:35; 16:1; 16:1; 24:4

2 Samuel

13:37; 14:2; 14:2; 14:2; 19:2

1 Chronicles

7:22

2 Chronicles

35:24

Ezra

10:6

Nehemiah

1:4; 8:9

Job

14:22

Isaiah

19:8; 24:7; 66:10

Jeremiah

4:28; 12:4; 12:11; 14:2; 23:10

Lamentations

2:8; 2:8

Ezekiel

7:12; 7:12; 7:27; 7:27; 31:15; 31:15

Daniel

10:2

Hosea

4:3; 4:3; 10:5

Joel

1:9; 1:10

Amos

1:2; 8:8; 9:5

H56

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Strong's Number H56 matches the Hebrew אָבַל ('āḇal),
which occurs 39 times in 38 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:34

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:34 - Then Jacob tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourned for his son many days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 33:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:4 - When the people heard this troubling word they mourned; no one put on his ornaments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 14:39

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:39 - When Moses told these things to all the Israelites, the people mourned greatly.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 6:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 6:19 - But the LORD struck down some of the people of Beth Shemesh because they had looked into the ark of the LORD; he struck down 50,070 of the men. The people grieved because the LORD had struck the people with a hard blow.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 15:35

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:35 - Until the day he died Samuel did not see Saul again. Samuel did, however, mourn for Saul, but the LORD regretted that he had made Saul king over Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 16:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:1 - The LORD said to Samuel, "How long do you intend to mourn for Saul? I have rejected him as king over Israel. Fill your horn with olive oil and go! I am sending you to Jesse in Bethlehem, for I have selected a king for myself from among his sons."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:37

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:37 - But Absalom fled and went to King Talmai son of Ammihud of Geshur. And David grieved over his son every day.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:2 - So Joab sent to Tekoa and brought from there a wise woman. He told her, "Pretend to be in mourning and put on garments for mourning. Don't anoint yourself with oil. Instead, act like a woman who has been mourning for the dead for some time.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 19:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:1 - (19:2) Joab was told, "The king is weeping and mourning over Absalom."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 7:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:22 - Their father Ephraim mourned for them many days and his brothers came to console him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 35:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:24 - So his servants took him out of the chariot, put him in another chariot that he owned, and brought him to Jerusalem, where he died. He was buried in the tombs of his ancestors; all the people of Judah and Jerusalem mourned Josiah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 10:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:6 - Then Ezra got up from in front of the temple of God and went to the room of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. While he stayed there, he did not eat food or drink water, for he was in mourning over the infidelity of the exiles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 1:4 - When I heard these things I sat down abruptly, crying and mourning for several days. I continued fasting and praying before the God of heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 8:9 - Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priestly scribe, and the Levites who were imparting understanding to the people said to all of them, "This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep." For all the people had been weeping when they heard the words of the law.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 14:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:22 - Only his flesh has pain for himself, and he mourns for himself."

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 3:26

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:26 - Her gates will mourn and lament; deprived of her people, she will sit on the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 19:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:8 - The fishermen will mourn and lament, all those who cast a fishhook into the river, and those who spread out a net on the water's surface will grieve.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:4 - The earth dries up and withers, the world shrivels up and withers; the prominent people of the earth fade away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:7 - The new wine dries up, the vines shrivel up, all those who like to celebrate groan.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:9 - The land dries up and withers away; the forest of Lebanon shrivels up and decays. Sharon is like the desert; Bashan and Carmel are parched.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 66:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:10 - Be happy for Jerusalem and rejoice with her, all you who love her! Share in her great joy, all you who have mourned over her!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:28 - Because of this the land will mourn and the sky above will grow black. For I have made my purpose known and I will not relent or turn back from carrying it out."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 12:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:4 - How long must the land be parched and the grass in every field be withered? How long must the animals and the birds die because of the wickedness of the people who live in this land? For these people boast, "God will not see what happens to us."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:11 - They will lay it waste. It will lie parched and empty before me. The whole land will be laid waste. But no one living in it will pay any heed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 14:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:2 - "The people of Judah are in mourning. The people in her cities are pining away. They lie on the ground expressing their sorrow. Cries of distress come up to me from Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:10 - For the land is full of people unfaithful to him. They live wicked lives and they misuse their power. So the land is dried up because it is under his curse. The pastures in the wilderness are withered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:8 - The LORD was determined to tear down Daughter Zion's wall. He prepared to knock it down; he did not withdraw his hand from destroying. He made the ramparts and fortified walls lament; together they mourned their ruin. ט (Tet)

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:12 - The time has come; the day has struck! The customer should not rejoice, nor the seller mourn; for divine wrath comes against their whole crowd.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 7:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:27 - The king will mourn and the prince will be clothed with shuddering; the hands of the people of the land will tremble. Based on their behavior I will deal with them, and by their standard of justice I will judge them. Then they will know that I am the LORD!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 31:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:15 - "'This is what the sovereign LORD says: On the day it went down to Sheol I caused observers to lament. I covered it with the deep and held back its rivers; its plentiful water was restrained. I clothed Lebanon in black for it, and all the trees of the field wilted because of it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:2 - In those days I, Daniel, was mourning for three whole weeks.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:3 - Therefore the land will mourn, and all its inhabitants will perish. The wild animals, the birds of the sky, and even the fish in the sea will perish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 10:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:5 - The inhabitants of Samaria will lament over the calf idol of Beth Aven. Its people will mourn over it; its idolatrous priests will wail over it, because its splendor will be taken from them into exile.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:9 - No one brings grain offerings or drink offerings to the temple of the LORD anymore. So the priests, those who serve the LORD, are in mourning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:10 - The crops of the fields have been destroyed. The ground is in mourning because the grain has perished. The fresh wine has dried up; the olive oil languishes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:2 - Amos said: "The LORD comes roaring out of Zion; from Jerusalem he comes bellowing! The shepherds' pastures wilt; the summit of Carmel withers."

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:8 - Because of this the earth will quake, and all who live in it will mourn. The whole earth will rise like the River Nile, it will surge upward and then grow calm, like the Nile in Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:5 - The sovereign LORD who commands armies will do this. He touches the earth and it dissolves; all who live on it mourn. The whole earth rises like the River Nile, and then grows calm like the Nile in Egypt.
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