אָבֵל
avel · Abel
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H59 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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avel (אָבֵל) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Abel”.
A place name meaning "meadow"; it is part of several names (Abel-meholah, Abel-keramim). In 1 Samuel 6:18 the Hebrew text uses it for the great stone of Beth-shemesh.
How to say it
a·vel
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Where it appears
- 1 Samuel 6:18
and the gold mice, by the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, from fortified city to unwalled village, and as far as the great Abel on which they set down the ark of YHWH; it is there to this day in the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh.
- 2 Samuel 20:14
He passed through all the tribes of Israel to Abel and Beth-maacah, and all the Berites gathered and went after him too.
- 2 Samuel 20:15
They came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maacah, and they cast up a siege ramp against the city, and it stood against the rampart; and all the people who were with Joab were destroying, to bring down the wall.
- 2 Samuel 20:18
She said, “Long ago they used to say, saying, ‘Let them be sure to ask at Abel’; and so they settled matters.