Strong's Lexicon abal: To mourn, lament Original Word: אָבַל Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3996 (pentheo) - to mourn, lament - G2354 (thrēneō) - to lament, wail Usage: The Hebrew verb "abal" primarily means to mourn or lament. It is used in the context of expressing grief or sorrow, often due to death or calamity. The act of mourning in the Hebrew culture involved various expressions of grief, including weeping, wearing sackcloth, and sitting in ashes. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, mourning was a significant cultural practice. It was a communal activity, often involving family and community members. Mourning rituals were deeply embedded in the social and religious life of the Israelites, reflecting their understanding of life, death, and the afterlife. The expression of grief was not only personal but also a public acknowledgment of loss and a way to honor the deceased. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definition to mourn NASB Translation caused lamentations (1), grieve (1), grieved (1), lament (1), mourn (13), mourned (7), mourning (3), mourns (10), pretend to be a mourner (1), went into mourning (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs I. אָבַל39 verb mourn (Assyrian [abâlu] see Dlw) — Qal Perfect אָבַל Isaiah 24:7 2t. etc. Imperfect3feminine singular תֶּאֱבַל Hosea 4:3 3t. — mourn, lament (poetic & higher style); absolute, human subject Joel 1:9; Amos 8:8; Amos 9:5; Isaiah 19:8 ("" אנה) compare Job 14:22 (subject נַפְשׁוֺ); followed by על Hosea 10:5; more often figurative, inanimate subject, gates 1 Samuel 3:26; land 1 Samuel 24:4; 1Sam 33:9; Hosea 4:3; Joel 1:10; Jeremiah 4:28 (followed by על) Jeremiah 12:4; Jeremiah 23:10; compare Jeremiah 12:11 (followed by על), יְהוּדָה Jeremiah 14:2; pastures Amos 1:2. Hithpa`el — Perfect הִתְאַבֵּל 1 Samuel 15:35; Imperfect יִתְאַבָּ֑ל Ezekiel 7:12,27; וַיִּתְאַבֵּל Genesis 37:34 3t. etc.; Imperative feminine singular הִתְאַבְּלִי 2 Samuel 14:2; Participle מִתְאַבֵּל 1 Samuel 16:1 2t. etc.; — mourn (mostly prose) especially for dead, followed by על Genesis 37:34; 2 Samuel 13:37; 2 Samuel 14:2; 2 Samuel 19:2 "" בכה2Chronicles 35:24, compare also Isaiah 66:10 (over Jerusalem); absolute 1 Chronicles 7:22; compare 2 Samuel 14:2 play the mourner (where indicated by dress); over un-worthy Saul followed by אֶל 1 Samuel 15:35; 1 Samuel 16:1; over sin followed by על Ezra 10:6 compare (absolute) Nehemiah 8:9; judgment of ׳י Exodus 33:4 absolute (indicated by dress), Numbers 14:39; Ezekiel 7:27 (strike out B Co); followed by כִּי 1 Samuel 6:19; calamity Nehemiah 1:4; Ezekiel 7:12 compare Daniel 10:2. Hiph`il Perfect הֶאֱבַלְתִּי Ezekiel 31:15; Imperfect וַיַּאֲבֶלֿ Lamentations 2:8; — cause to mourn; Ezekiel 31:15 absolute ᵑ0, but A B Co object תהום followed by על, caused the deep to mourn over; Lamentations 2:8 object wall etc.; (both these figurative, compare Qal). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance lament, mourn A primitive root; to bewail -- lament, mourn. Forms and Transliterations אָֽבְלוּ֙ אָבְלָ֖ה אָבְלָ֣ה אָבְלָ֤ה אָבְלָ֥ה אָבַ֤ל אָבַ֥ל אָבַ֨ל אבל אבלה אבלו הִֽתְאַבְּלִי־ הִתְאַבֵּ֥ל הֶאֱבַ֜לְתִּי הַמִּֽתְאַבְּלִ֖ים האבלתי המתאבלים התאבל התאבלי־ וְאָ֣בְל֔וּ וְאָֽבְלוּ֙ וְאָבְל֖וּ וְאָבַ֖ל וַיִּֽתְאַבְּל֣וּ וַיִּֽתְאַבְּל֥וּ וַיִּתְאַבֵּ֖ל וַיִּתְאַבֵּ֛ל וַיִּתְאַבֵּ֥ל וַיִּתְאַבָּ֑לוּ וַיַּֽאֲבֶל־ וָאֶתְאַבְּלָ֖ה ואבל ואבלו ואתאבלה ויאבל־ ויתאבל ויתאבלו יִתְאַבָּ֑ל יִתְאַבָּ֗ל יתאבל מִֽתְאַבְּלִ֖ים מִתְאַבֵּ֔ל מִתְאַבֵּ֖ל מִתְאַבֵּ֣ל מִתְאַבֶּ֖לֶת מתאבל מתאבלים מתאבלת תִּֽתְאַבְּל֖וּ תֶּאֱבַ֣ל תֶּאֱבָֽל׃ תאבל תאבל׃ תתאבלו ’ā·ḇal ’ā·ḇə·lāh ’ā·ḇə·lū ’āḇal ’āḇəlāh ’āḇəlū aVal aveLah aveLu ham·miṯ·’ab·bə·lîm hammiṯ’abbəlîm hammitabbeLim he’ĕḇaltî he·’ĕ·ḇal·tî heeValti hiṯ’abbêl hiṯ’abbəlî- hiṯ·’ab·bə·lî- hiṯ·’ab·bêl hitabBel hitabbeli miṯ’abbêl miṯ’abbeleṯ miṯ’abbəlîm miṯ·’ab·be·leṯ miṯ·’ab·bə·lîm miṯ·’ab·bêl mitabBel mitabBelet mitabbeLim te’ĕḇal te’ĕḇāl te·’ĕ·ḇal te·’ĕ·ḇāl teeVal tiṯ’abbəlū tiṯ·’ab·bə·lū titabbeLu vaetabbeLah vaiyaavel vaiyitabBalu vaiyitabBel vaiyitabbeLu veaVal veaveLu wā’eṯ’abbəlāh wā·’eṯ·’ab·bə·lāh way·ya·’ă·ḇel- way·yiṯ·’ab·bā·lū way·yiṯ·’ab·bə·lū way·yiṯ·’ab·bêl wayya’ăḇel- wayyiṯ’abbālū wayyiṯ’abbêl wayyiṯ’abbəlū wə’āḇal wə’āḇəlū wə·’ā·ḇal wə·’ā·ḇə·lū yiṯ’abbāl yiṯ·’ab·bāl yitabBalLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 37:34 HEB: שַׂ֖ק בְּמָתְנָ֑יו וַיִּתְאַבֵּ֥ל עַל־ בְּנ֖וֹ NAS: on his loins and mourned for his son KJV: upon his loins, and mourned for his son INT: sackcloth his loins and mourned for his son Exodus 33:4 Numbers 14:39 1 Samuel 6:19 1 Samuel 15:35 1 Samuel 16:1 2 Samuel 13:37 2 Samuel 14:2 2 Samuel 14:2 2 Samuel 19:1 1 Chronicles 7:22 2 Chronicles 35:24 Ezra 10:6 Nehemiah 1:4 Nehemiah 8:9 Job 14:22 Isaiah 3:26 Isaiah 19:8 Isaiah 24:4 Isaiah 24:7 Isaiah 33:9 Isaiah 66:10 Jeremiah 4:28 Jeremiah 12:4 Jeremiah 12:11 39 Occurrences |
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