Abel
הֶ֫בֶלStrong’s H1893hevel (he-vel)
Appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Hevel is the Hebrew word usually translated “abel”. It appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
“And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.”
Meaning
- A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.4.2
How it's translated
- abel 7
- and abel 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Genesis 5
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Explore in Scripture
- Genesis 4:4And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
- Genesis 4:8And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
- Genesis 4:9And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?
- Genesis 4:25And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.
Hebrew dictionary
הֶ֫בֶל hevel · Abel
A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.4.2; son of: Adam (H0121) and Eve (H2332); brother of: Cain (H7014B) and Seth (H8352) Also named: Abel (Ἄβελ "Abel" G0006) § Abel = "breath" second son of Adam and Eve, killed by his brother Cain
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.