הֶבֶל
hevel · Abel
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H1893 · appears 8 times in the Bible
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hevel (הֶבֶל) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Abel”.
The second son of Adam and Eve, killed by his brother Cain. In Hebrew "Hevel" is the same word as "breath" or "vapor", something that does not last.
How to say it
he·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.
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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Genesis 4:2
And again she gave birth to his brother Abel. And Abel became a keeper of flocks, and Cain was a worker of the ground.
- Genesis 4:4
And Abel also brought, he too, from the firstborn of his flock and from their fat. And YHWH regarded Abel and his offering,
- Genesis 4:8
And Cain said to Abel his brother … And it happened, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him.
- Genesis 4:9
And YHWH said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” And he said, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”
- Genesis 4:25
And Adam knew his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and called his name Seth, “for Elohim has granted me another offspring in place of Abel, because Cain killed him.”
And 3 more times.