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Lexicon :: Strong's H61 - 'ăḇāl

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אֲבָל
Transliteration
'ăḇāl
Pronunciation
ab-awl'
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Part of Speech
adverb
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparently from אָבַל (H56) through the idea of negation
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TWOT Reference: 8

Strong’s Definitions

אֲבָל ʼăbâl, ab-awl'; apparently from H56 through the idea of negation; nay, i.e. truly or yet:—but, indeed, nevertheless, verily.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's H61 in the following manner: but (4x), verily (3x), indeed (2x), nevertheless (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's H61 in the following manner: but (4x), verily (3x), indeed (2x), nevertheless (2x).

  1. truly, verily, surely

  2. but, however, howbeit

  3. contrariwise, nay rather (neg.)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֲבָל ʼăbâl, ab-awl'; apparently from H56 through the idea of negation; nay, i.e. truly or yet:—but, indeed, nevertheless, verily.
STRONGS H61: Abbreviations
† אֲבָל adverb
1. in older Hebrew with an asseverative force, verily, of a truth Genesis 42:21; 2 Samuel 14:5; 1 Kings 1:43; 2 Kings 4:14, with a slight adversative force, nay, but Genesis 17:19 (P).
2. in late Hebrew as a decided adversative, howbeit, but Daniel 10:7, 21; Ezra 10:13; 2 Chronicles 1:4; 19:3; 33:17 (compare Arabic بَلْ of a truth, sometimes, from the context, nay rather Qor 2:82; 2:94; 2:110; 2:129; 2:149; 2:165; 2:261; 3:143; 4:52 etc.).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

17:19; 42:21

2 Samuel

14:5

1 Kings

1:43

2 Kings

4:14

2 Chronicles

1:4; 19:3; 33:17

Ezra

10:13

Daniel

10:7; 10:21

H61

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H61 matches the Hebrew אֲבָל ('ăḇāl),
which occurs 11 times in 11 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 17:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:19 - But God said, “No, Sarah your wife shall bear you a son indeed, and you shall name him Isaac (laughter); and I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant and with his descendants after him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:21 - And they said to one another, “Truly we are guilty regarding our brother [Joseph], because we saw the distress and anguish of his soul when he pleaded with us [to let him go], yet we would not listen [to his cry]; so this distress and anguish has come on us.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:5 - The king asked her, “[fn]What is the matter?” She said, “Truly I am a widow; my husband is dead.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:43

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:43 - But Jonathan replied to Adonijah, “No, on the contrary, our lord King David has made Solomon king!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 4:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:14 - Later Elisha said, “What then is to be done for her?” Gehazi answered, “Well, she has no son and her husband is old.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 1:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 1:4 - But David had brought up the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim to the place he had prepared for it, because he had pitched a tent for it in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 19:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:3 - “But there are some good things found in you, for you have removed the Asherim (idols) from the land and you have set your heart to seek God [with all your soul’s desire].”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 33:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:17 - Yet the people still sacrificed on the high places, but only to the LORD their God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 10:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:13 - “But there are many people and it is the season of heavy rain; so we are unable to stand outside. Nor can the task be done in a day or two, for we have transgressed greatly in this matter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:7 - And I, Daniel, alone saw the vision [of this heavenly being], for the men who were with me did not see the vision; nevertheless, a great panic overwhelmed them, so they ran away to hide themselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 10:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:21 - “But I (Gabriel) will tell you what is inscribed in the [fn]writing of truth. There is no one who stands firmly with me and strengthens himself against these [hostile spirit forces] except Michael, your prince [the guardian of your nation].
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