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Lexicon :: Strong's H60 - 'ēḇel

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אֵבֶל
Transliteration
'ēḇel
Pronunciation
ay'-bel
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 6a

Strong’s Definitions

אֵבֶל ʼêbel, ay'-bel; from H56; lamentation:—mourning.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x

The KJV translates Strong's H60 in the following manner: mourning (24x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x
The KJV translates Strong's H60 in the following manner: mourning (24x).

  1. mourning

    1. for the dead

    2. for rites of mourning (metaph)

    3. mourning garb

    4. period of mourning

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֵבֶל ʼêbel, ay'-bel; from H56; lamentation:—mourning.
STRONGS H60: Abbreviations
† אֵ֫בֶל noun masculineGenesis 50:11 mourning — absolute Genesis 50:10 + 17 times; construct Genesis 27:41 + 3 times; אֶבְלֵךְ Isaiah 60:20; אֶבְלָם Jeremiah 31:13 — for dead, construct Genesis 27:41; Deuteronomy 34:8 (|| בּכי) so יָחִיד א׳ simile for grievous mourning Amos 8:10, id. metaphor Jeremiah 6:26 (|| תַּמְרוּרִים מִסְפַּד); Genesis 50:11 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 16:7 compare 2 Samuel 19:3 עשה א׳ Ezekiel 24:17 (see Co) followed by לְ Genesis 50:10 (see also II. אָבֵל near the end); for calamity, Esther 4:3; Esther 9:22 (|| יָגוֺן; contracted יוֺם טוֺב) Job 30:31 (|| קול בכים Isaiah 60:20; Isaiah 61:3 (where apparently = mourning garb, followed by מַעֲטֵה תְהִלָּה, see also Bi Che on text.; || רוּחַ כֵּהָה; contracted שֶׁמֶן שָׂשׂוֺן); Jeremiah 31:13 (|| שׂשׂון), Lamentations 5:15 (|| מָחוֺל), Amos 5:16 (|| מִסְפֵּד); compare כִּבְנוֺת יַעֲנָה א׳ Micah 1:8; = time, period of mourning 2 Samuel 11:7; בֵּית א׳ Ecclesiastes 7:2 (|| בּ׳ מִשְׁתֶּה, Ecclesiastes 7:4 (|| שִׂמְחָה בּ׳); בִּגְדֵי א׳ garments of mourning 2 Samuel 14:2.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

27:41; 27:41; 50:10; 50:10; 50:11; 50:11

Deuteronomy

34:8

2 Samuel

11:7; 14:2; 19:3

Esther

4:3; 9:22

Job

30:31

Ecclesiastes

7:2; 7:4

Isaiah

60:20; 60:20; 61:3

Jeremiah

6:26; 16:7; 31:13; 31:13

Lamentations

5:15

Ezekiel

24:17

Amos

5:16; 8:10

Micah

1:8

H60

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H60 matches the Hebrew אֵבֶל ('ēḇel),
which occurs 24 times in 22 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:41

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:41 - From that time on, Esau hated Jacob because their father had given Jacob the blessing. And Esau began to scheme: “I will soon be mourning my father’s death. Then I will kill my brother, Jacob.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 50:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:10 - When they arrived at the threshing floor of Atad, near the Jordan River, they held a very great and solemn memorial service, with a seven-day period of mourning for Joseph’s father.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 50:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:11 - The local residents, the Canaanites, watched them mourning at the threshing floor of Atad. Then they renamed that place (which is near the Jordan) Abel-mizraim,[fn] for they said, “This is a place of deep mourning for these Egyptians.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 34:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 34:8 - The people of Israel mourned for Moses on the plains of Moab for thirty days, until the customary period of mourning was over.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 11:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:27 - When the period of mourning was over, David sent for her and brought her to the palace, and she became one of his wives. Then she gave birth to a son. But the LORD was displeased with what David had done.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:2 - So he sent for a woman from Tekoa who had a reputation for great wisdom. He said to her, “Pretend you are in mourning; wear mourning clothes and don’t put on lotions.[fn] Act like a woman who has been mourning for the dead for a long time.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 19:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:2 - As all the people heard of the king’s deep grief for his son, the joy of that day’s victory was turned into deep sadness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:3 - And as news of the king’s decree reached all the provinces, there was great mourning among the Jews. They fasted, wept, and wailed, and many people lay in burlap and ashes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 9:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:22 - He told them to celebrate these days with feasting and gladness and by giving gifts of food to each other and presents to the poor. This would commemorate a time when the Jews gained relief from their enemies, when their sorrow was turned into gladness and their mourning into joy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:31 - My harp plays sad music,
and my flute accompanies those who weep.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:2 - Better to spend your time at funerals than at parties.
After all, everyone dies—
so the living should take this to heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:4 - A wise person thinks a lot about death,
while a fool thinks only about having a good time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 60:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:20 - Your sun will never set;
your moon will not go down.
For the LORD will be your everlasting light.
Your days of mourning will come to an end.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 61:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:3 - To all who mourn in Israel,[fn]
he will give a crown of beauty for ashes,
a joyous blessing instead of mourning,
festive praise instead of despair.
In their righteousness, they will be like great oaks
that the LORD has planted for his own glory.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:26 - Oh, my people, dress yourselves in burlap
and sit among the ashes.
Mourn and weep bitterly, as for the loss of an only son.
For suddenly the destroying armies will be upon you!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 16:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 16:7 - No one will offer a meal to comfort those who mourn for the dead—not even at the death of a mother or father. No one will send a cup of wine to console them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:13 - The young women will dance for joy,
and the men—old and young—will join in the celebration.
I will turn their mourning into joy.
I will comfort them and exchange their sorrow for rejoicing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 5:15 - Joy has left our hearts;
our dancing has turned to mourning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:17 - Groan silently, but let there be no wailing at her grave. Do not uncover your head or take off your sandals. Do not perform the usual rituals of mourning or accept any food brought to you by consoling friends.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:16 - Therefore, this is what the Lord, the LORD God of Heaven’s Armies, says:
“There will be crying in all the public squares
and mourning in every street.
Call for the farmers to weep with you,
and summon professional mourners to wail.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:10 - I will turn your celebrations into times of mourning
and your singing into weeping.
You will wear funeral clothes
and shave your heads to show your sorrow—
as if your only son had died.
How very bitter that day will be!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 1:8 - Therefore, I will mourn and lament.
I will walk around barefoot and naked.
I will howl like a jackal
and moan like an owl.
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