ʼăbâl — H61

H61 · Hebrew — אבל

Pronunciation: ab-awl'

Definition

adverb

nay, i.e. truly or yet

  1. truly, verily, surely
  2. but, however, howbeit
  3. contrariwise, nay rather (neg.)

Usually translated as

but, verily, indeed, nevertheless

Origin

apparently from H56 through the idea of negation

Occurrences

ʼăbâl occurs 11 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (2), 2 Samuel (1), 1 Kings (1), 2 Kings (1), 2 Chronicles (3), Ezra (1), Daniel (2)

Strong's Lexicon — A