ʼÂbêl Mᵉchôwlâh — H65

Definition

locative proper noun

Abel-Mecholah, a place in Palestine

1. Abel Meholah = "meadow of dancing"
2. a city of Issachar, birthplace of Elisha

Usually translated as

Abel-meholah

Origin

from H58 and H4246; meadow of dancing

• Derived from ʼâbêl (H58)
• Derived from Mᵉchôlâh (H4246)

Occurrences

ʼÂbêl Mᵉchôwlâh occurs 3 times in the King James.

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

• Judges 7:22 — And the three hundred blew the trumpets, and the LORD set every man’s sword against his fellow, even throughout all the host: and the host fled to Beth-shittah in Zererath, and to the border of Abel-meholah (אָבֵ֥ל), unto Tabbath.
• 1 Kings 4:12 — Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah (אָבֵ֣ל), even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam:
• 1 Kings 19:16 — And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah (מֵאָבֵ֣ל) shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room.