ʼÂbêl — H59

H59 · Hebrew — אבל

Pronunciation: aw-bale'

Definition

locative proper noun

  1. city in northern Israel near Bethmaachah
  2. the place where the ark rested in the field of Joshua at Bethshemesh

Abel, the name of two places in Palestine.

Usually translated as

Abel

Origin

from H58; a meadow

Occurrences

ʼÂbêl occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Samuel (1), 2 Samuel (2)

Strong's Lexicon — A