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Lexicon :: Strong's H57 - 'āḇēl

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אָבֵל
Transliteration
'āḇēl
Pronunciation
aw-bale'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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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).

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).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

37:35; 37:35

Esther

6:12; 6:12

Job

29:25; 29:25

Psalms

35:14; 35:14

Isaiah

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

Lamentations

1:4

H57

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H57 matches the Hebrew אָבֵל ('āḇēl),
which occurs 8 times in 8 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:35 - Then all his sons and daughters attempted to console him, but he refused to be comforted and said, “I will go down to Sheol (the place of the dead) in mourning for my son.” And his father wept for him.
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 6:12 -

Then Mordecai returned to the king’s gate. But Haman hurried to his [own] house, mourning and with his head covered [in sorrow].

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:25 -

“I chose a way for them and sat as chief,

And dwelt as a king among his soldiers,

As one who comforts mourners.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:14 -

I behaved as if grieving for my friend or my brother;

I bowed down in mourning, as one who sorrows for his mother.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:18 -

“I have seen his [willful] ways, but I will heal him;

I will lead him [also] and will restore comfort to him and to those who mourn for him,

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:2 -

To proclaim [fn]the favorable year of the LORD,

[fn]And the day of vengeance and retribution of our God,

To comfort all who mourn,

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:3 -

To grant to those who mourn in Zion the following:

To give them a [fn]turban instead of dust [on their heads, a sign of mourning],

The oil of joy instead of mourning,

The garment [expressive] of praise instead of a disheartened spirit.

So they will be called the trees of righteousness [strong and magnificent, distinguished for integrity, justice, and right standing with God],

The planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:4 -

The roads to Zion are in mourning

Because no one comes to the appointed feasts.

All her gates are desolate;

Her priests are groaning,

Her virgins are grieved and suffering,

And she suffers bitterly.

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