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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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All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:35

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:35 - All his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted and said, “No, I shall go down to Sheol to my son, mourning.” Thus his father wept for him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 6:12 - Then Mordecai returned to the king’s gate. But Haman hurried to his house, mourning and with his head covered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 29:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:25 - I chose their way and sat as chief,
and I lived like a king among his troops,
like one who comforts mourners.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:14 - I went about as though I grieved for my friend or my brother;
as one who laments his mother,
I bowed down in mourning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 57:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:18 - I have seen his ways, but I will heal him;
I will lead him and restore comfort to him and his mourners,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 61:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:2 - to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor,
and the day of vengeance of our God;
to comfort all who mourn;

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 61:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:3 - to grant to those who mourn in Zion—
to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes,
the oil of gladness instead of mourning,
the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit;
that they may be called oaks of righteousness,
the planting of the LORD, that he may be glorified.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:4 - The roads to Zion mourn,
for none come to the festival;
all her gates are desolate;
her priests groan;
her virgins have been afflicted,[fn]
and she herself suffers bitterly.
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