56. abal
Strong's Lexicon
abal: To mourn, lament

Original Word: אָבַל
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: abal
Pronunciation: ah-VAHL
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-bal')
Definition: To mourn, lament
Meaning: to bewail

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 Origin
a 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`elPerfect 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 yitabBal
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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
HEB: הָרָ֛ע הַזֶּ֖ה וַיִּתְאַבָּ֑לוּ וְלֹא־ שָׁ֛תוּ
NAS: word, they went into mourning, and none
KJV: tidings, they mourned: and no man
INT: sad this went not put

Numbers 14:39
HEB: בְּנֵ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּֽתְאַבְּל֥וּ הָעָ֖ם מְאֹֽד׃
NAS: of Israel, the people mourned greatly.
KJV: and the people mourned greatly.
INT: the sons of Israel mourned the people greatly

1 Samuel 6:19
HEB: אֶ֖לֶף אִ֑ישׁ וַיִּֽתְאַבְּל֣וּ הָעָ֔ם כִּֽי־
NAS: and the people mourned because
KJV: and the people lamented, because the LORD
INT: thousand men mourned the people because

1 Samuel 15:35
HEB: מוֹת֔וֹ כִּֽי־ הִתְאַבֵּ֥ל שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל אֶל־
NAS: for Samuel grieved over
KJV: Samuel mourned for Saul:
INT: of his death nevertheless grieved Samuel over

1 Samuel 16:1
HEB: מָתַי֙ אַתָּה֙ מִתְאַבֵּ֣ל אֶל־ שָׁא֔וּל
NAS: How long will you grieve over Saul,
KJV: unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul,
INT: How will you grieve over Saul

2 Samuel 13:37
HEB: מֶ֣לֶךְ גְּשׁ֑וּר וַיִּתְאַבֵּ֥ל עַל־ בְּנ֖וֹ
NAS: of Geshur. And [David] mourned for his son
KJV: of Geshur. And [David] mourned for his son
INT: the king of Geshur and mourned for his son

2 Samuel 14:2
HEB: וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵ֠לֶיהָ הִֽתְאַבְּלִי־ נָ֞א וְלִבְשִׁי־
NAS: to her, Please pretend to be a mourner,
KJV: and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on
INT: and said about pretend to her Please and put

2 Samuel 14:2
HEB: יָמִ֣ים רַבִּ֔ים מִתְאַבֶּ֖לֶת עַל־ מֵֽת׃
NAS: pretend to be a mourner, and put
KJV: time mourned for the dead:
INT: days many mourner for the dead

2 Samuel 19:1
HEB: הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ בֹּכֶ֛ה וַיִּתְאַבֵּ֖ל עַל־ אַבְשָׁלֹֽם׃
NAS: is weeping and mourns for Absalom.
KJV: weepeth and mourneth for Absalom.
INT: the king is weeping and mourns for Absalom

1 Chronicles 7:22
HEB: וַיִּתְאַבֵּ֛ל אֶפְרַ֥יִם אֲבִיהֶ֖ם
NAS: Ephraim mourned many
KJV: their father mourned many
INT: mourned Ephraim their father

2 Chronicles 35:24
HEB: יְהוּדָה֙ וִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם מִֽתְאַבְּלִ֖ים עַל־ יֹאשִׁיָּֽהוּ׃
NAS: and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.
KJV: and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.
INT: Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah

Ezra 10:6
HEB: שָׁתָ֔ה כִּ֥י מִתְאַבֵּ֖ל עַל־ מַ֥עַל
NAS: water, for he was mourning over
KJV: water: for he mourned because of the transgression
INT: drink for was mourning over the unfaithfulness

Nehemiah 1:4
HEB: יָשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙ וָֽאֶבְכֶּ֔ה וָאֶתְאַבְּלָ֖ה יָמִ֑ים וָֽאֱהִ֥י
NAS: and wept and mourned for days;
KJV: and wept, and mourned [certain] days,
INT: sat and wept and mourned days become

Nehemiah 8:9
HEB: אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם אַל־ תִּֽתְאַבְּל֖וּ וְאַל־ תִּבְכּ֑וּ
NAS: your God; do not mourn or weep.
KJV: your God; mourn not, nor weep.
INT: your God not mourn not weep

Job 14:22
HEB: וְ֝נַפְשׁ֗וֹ עָלָ֥יו תֶּאֱבָֽל׃ פ
NAS: pains him, And he mourns only for himself.
KJV: and his soul within him shall mourn.
INT: himself and he mourns

Isaiah 3:26
HEB: וְאָנ֥וּ וְאָבְל֖וּ פְּתָחֶ֑יהָ וְנִקָּ֖תָה
NAS: will lament and mourn, And deserted
KJV: shall lament and mourn; and she [being] desolate
INT: will lament and mourn gates and deserted

Isaiah 19:8
HEB: וְאָנוּ֙ הַדַּיָּגִ֔ים וְאָ֣בְל֔וּ כָּל־ מַשְׁלִיכֵ֥י
NAS: into the Nile will mourn, And those who spread
KJV: into the brooks shall lament, and they that spread
INT: will lament the fishers will mourn and all cast

Isaiah 24:4
HEB: אָבְלָ֤ה נָֽבְלָה֙ הָאָ֔רֶץ
NAS: The earth mourns [and] withers,
KJV: The earth mourneth [and] fadeth away,
INT: mourns withers the earth

Isaiah 24:7
HEB: אָבַ֥ל תִּיר֖וֹשׁ אֻמְלְלָה־
NAS: The new wine mourns, The vine decays,
KJV: The new wine mourneth, the vine
INT: mourns the new decays

Isaiah 33:9
HEB: אָבַ֤ל אֻמְלְלָה֙ אָ֔רֶץ
NAS: The land mourns [and] pines away,
KJV: The earth mourneth [and] languisheth:
INT: mourns pines the land

Isaiah 66:10
HEB: מָשׂ֔וֹשׂ כָּל־ הַמִּֽתְאַבְּלִ֖ים עָלֶֽיהָ׃
NAS: with her, all you who mourn over
KJV: for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her:
INT: her be exceedingly her all mourn over

Jeremiah 4:28
HEB: עַל־ זֹאת֙ תֶּאֱבַ֣ל הָאָ֔רֶץ וְקָדְר֥וּ
NAS: the earth shall mourn And the heavens
KJV: For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens
INT: and likewise shall mourn the earth be dark

Jeremiah 12:4
HEB: עַד־ מָתַי֙ תֶּאֱבַ֣ל הָאָ֔רֶץ וְעֵ֥שֶׂב
NAS: is the land to mourn And the vegetation
KJV: How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs
INT: against How to mourn is the land and the vegetation

Jeremiah 12:11
HEB: שָׂמָהּ֙ לִשְׁמָמָ֔ה אָבְלָ֥ה עָלַ֖י שְׁמֵמָ֑ה
NAS: Desolate, it mourns before
KJV: [and being] desolate it mourneth unto me; the whole land
INT: has been made Desolate mourns before A desolation

39 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 56
39 Occurrences


’ā·ḇal — 3 Occ.
’ā·ḇə·lāh — 5 Occ.
’ā·ḇə·lū — 1 Occ.
ham·miṯ·’ab·bə·lîm — 1 Occ.
he·’ĕ·ḇal·tî — 1 Occ.
hiṯ·’ab·bêl — 1 Occ.
hiṯ·’ab·bə·lî- — 1 Occ.
miṯ·’ab·bêl — 3 Occ.
miṯ·’ab·be·leṯ — 1 Occ.
miṯ·’ab·bə·lîm — 1 Occ.
te·’ĕ·ḇāl — 4 Occ.
tiṯ·’ab·bə·lū — 1 Occ.
wā·’eṯ·’ab·bə·lāh — 1 Occ.
way·ya·’ă·ḇel- — 1 Occ.
way·yiṯ·’ab·bā·lū — 1 Occ.
way·yiṯ·’ab·bêl — 4 Occ.
way·yiṯ·’ab·bə·lū — 2 Occ.
wə·’ā·ḇal — 1 Occ.
wə·’ā·ḇə·lū — 4 Occ.
yiṯ·’ab·bāl — 2 Occ.
















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