Word
אָבֵל
ʼâbêl · H58 · Hebrew · 0 occurrences
Meanings
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Meaning unknown
This lexeme does not occur in the Old Testament text as tagged in standard critical editions.
Near synonyms 2 words
- בִּקְעָה biqʻâh · H1237 · valley, plain, basin
- בִּקְעָה refers to a valley or broad plain between mountains, overlapping with אָבֵל in denoting flat, open terrain. Both can designate geographic plains.
- עֲרָבָה ʻărâbâh · H6160 · plain, steppe, desert
- עֲרָבָה denotes a desert plain or arid steppe region, particularly the Jordan valley and areas of flat terrain. It overlaps with אָבֵל as a term for plains.
Contrasting words 1 word
- הַר har · H2022 · mountain, hill-country
- הַר (mountain, hill) is the natural topographical opposite of אָבֵל (plain). Mountains represent elevated, rugged terrain while plains represent flat, level terrain.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H58. abel II. אָבֵל noun feminine 1. meadow (?) 1Sa 6:18 ᵑ0 but read אֶבֶן compare 1Sa…
H58. abel
II. אָבֵל noun feminine 1. meadow (?) 1Sa 6:18 ᵑ0 but read אֶבֶן compare 1Sa 6:14; 1Sa 6:15 ᵑ6 ᵐ5 We Dr.
2. proper name, of a location city in Northern Israel 2Sa 20:18, near Beth Maacah 2Sa 20:14 = מַעֲכָה בֵּית אָבֵל 2Sa 20:15 (so also 2Sa 20:14 Ew Th We Klo Dr), 1Ki 15:20; 2Ki 15:29; = ׳א מַיִם2Ch 16:4 (= Abil el †amµ, wheat-meadow northwest of Dan & south of Mutulleh RobBR III, 372).
3 הַשִּׁטִּים אָבֵל
proper name, of a location (= acacia-meadow) in lowlands of Moab Num 33:49; = שִׁטִּים Num 25:1; Mic 6:5 (= Tel Kefrein (?) Tristr & MerrillPESoc. 4th Statement, 89).
4 כְּרָמִים אָבֵל
proper name, of a location (= vineyard-meadow) in Ammon Jdg 11:33 (see Euseb. Ἀβελαμπελων).
5 מְחוֺלָה אָבֵל
proper name, of a location (= dance-meadow) Jdg 7:22; 1Ki 4:12; Elisha's birthplace 1Ki 19:16 (see Euseb. Ἀβελμαελαι).
6 מִצְרַיִם אָבֵל
proper name, of a location (= meadow of Egypt, i.e. fertile as Egypt ?) east of Jordan Gen 50:11 (where interpreted as if מ ׳אֵבֶל, so ᵑ9 ᵐ5; see Di).
II. אָבֵל noun feminine 1. meadow (?) 1Sa 6:18 ᵑ0 but read אֶבֶן compare 1Sa 6:14; 1Sa 6:15 ᵑ6 ᵐ5 We Dr.
2. proper name, of a location city in Northern Israel 2Sa 20:18, near Beth Maacah 2Sa 20:14 = מַעֲכָה בֵּית אָבֵל 2Sa 20:15 (so also 2Sa 20:14 Ew Th We Klo Dr), 1Ki 15:20; 2Ki 15:29; = ׳א מַיִם2Ch 16:4 (= Abil el †amµ, wheat-meadow northwest of Dan & south of Mutulleh RobBR III, 372).
3 הַשִּׁטִּים אָבֵל
proper name, of a location (= acacia-meadow) in lowlands of Moab Num 33:49; = שִׁטִּים Num 25:1; Mic 6:5 (= Tel Kefrein (?) Tristr & MerrillPESoc. 4th Statement, 89).
4 כְּרָמִים אָבֵל
proper name, of a location (= vineyard-meadow) in Ammon Jdg 11:33 (see Euseb. Ἀβελαμπελων).
5 מְחוֺלָה אָבֵל
proper name, of a location (= dance-meadow) Jdg 7:22; 1Ki 4:12; Elisha's birthplace 1Ki 19:16 (see Euseb. Ἀβελμαελαι).
6 מִצְרַיִם אָבֵל
proper name, of a location (= meadow of Egypt, i.e. fertile as Egypt ?) east of Jordan Gen 50:11 (where interpreted as if מ ׳אֵבֶל, so ᵑ9 ᵐ5; see Di).
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0