אָבֵל

Strong’s Definition

lamenting

Etymology & Derivation

from H56 (אָבַל);

KJV Usage

mourn(-er, -ing).

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.mourning
• 2.for the dead
• 3.for the dead
• 4.for calamity
• 5.because of calamity
• 6.of rites of mourning
• 7.mourner (subst.)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʼâbêl; Pronunciation: aw-bale'