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Lexicon :: Strong's H59 - 'āḇēl

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אָבֵל
Transliteration
'āḇēl
Pronunciation
aw-bale'
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

אָבֵל ʼÂbêl, aw-bale'; from H58; a meadow; Abel, the name of two places in Palestine.:—Abel.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's H59 in the following manner: Abel (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's H59 in the following manner: Abel (4x).

  1. city in northern Israel near Bethmaachah

  2. the place where the ark rested in the field of Joshua at Bethshemesh

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אָבֵל ʼÂbêl, aw-bale'; from H58; a meadow; Abel, the name of two places in Palestine.:—Abel.
STRONGS H59: Abbreviations
1. meadow (?) 1 Samuel 6:18 MT but read אֶבֶן compare [H68 1 Samuel 6:14; 1 Samuel 6:15] Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version We Dr.
2. proper name, of a location city in Northern Israel 2 Samuel 20:18, near Beth Maacah 2 Samuel 20:14 = אָבֵל בֵּית מַעֲכָה 2 Samuel 20:15 (so also 2 Samuel 20:14 Ew Th We Klo Dr)

This is a portion of the full BDB entry H58.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

6:18

2 Samuel

20:14; 20:14; 20:15; 20:18

H59

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Strong's Number H59 matches the Hebrew אָבֵל ('āḇēl),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 6:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 6:18 - The five gold rats represented the five Philistine towns and their surrounding villages, which were controlled by the five rulers. The large rock at Beth-shemesh, where they set the Ark of the LORD, still stands in the field of Joshua as a witness to what happened there.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:14 - Meanwhile, Sheba traveled through all the tribes of Israel and eventually came to the town of Abel-beth-maacah. All the members of his own clan, the Bicrites,[fn] assembled for battle and followed him into the town.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:15 - When Joab’s forces arrived, they attacked Abel-beth-maacah. They built a siege ramp against the town’s fortifications and began battering down the wall.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:18 - Then she continued, “There used to be a saying, ‘If you want to settle an argument, ask advice at the town of Abel.’
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