CSB

CSB

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Strong's
Red Letter
The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's H61 - 'ăḇāl

Choose a new font size and typeface
אֲבָל
Transliteration
'ăḇāl
Pronunciation
ab-awl'
Listen
Part of Speech
adverb
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparently from אָבַל (H56) through the idea of negation
Dictionary Aids

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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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

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.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:19 -

But God said, “No. Your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will name him Isaac.[fn] I will confirm my covenant with him as a permanent covenant for his future offspring.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:21 -

Then they said to each other, “Obviously, we are being punished for what we did to our brother. We saw his deep distress when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this trouble has come to us.”

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:5 -

“What’s the matter? ” the king asked her.

“Sadly, I am a widow; my husband died,” she said.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:43 -

“Unfortunately not,” Jonathan answered him. “Our lord King David has made Solomon king.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:14 -

So he asked, “Then what should be done for her? ”

Gehazi answered, “Well, she has no son, and her husband is old.”

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 1:4 -

Now David had brought the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim to the place[fn] he had set up for it, because he had pitched a tent for it in Jerusalem,

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:3 -

“However, some good is found in you, for you have eradicated the Asherah poles from the land and have determined in your heart to seek God.”

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:17 -

However, the people still sacrificed at the high places, but only to the LORD their God.

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:13 -

“But there are many people, and it is the rainy season. We don’t have the stamina to stay out in the open. This isn’t something that can be done in a day or two, for we have rebelled terribly in this matter.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:7 -

Only I, Daniel, saw the vision. The men who were with me did not see it, but a great terror fell on them, and they ran and hid.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:21 -

“However, I will tell you what is recorded in the book of truth. (No one has the courage to support me against those princes except Michael, your prince.

BLB Searches
Search the Bible
CSB
 [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
CSB

Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan