אָבֵל

Strong’s Definition

a meadow

Etymology & Derivation

from an unused root (meaning to be grassy);

KJV Usage

plain. Compare also the proper names beginning with Abel-.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.meadow (from verbto grow green, to withstand)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʼâbêl; Pronunciation: aw-bale'