H2989: יָבָל
Yâbâl · pronounced yaw-bawl' · “Jabal”
Definition
Jabal, an antediluvian
KJV translates it as: Jabal.
Word origin: the same as H2988 (יָבָל);
Extended definition
A man living at the time before the Flood, only mentioned at Gen.4.20;
son of: Lamech (H3929) and Adah (H5711);
brother of: Jubal (H3106), Tubal-cain (H8423), Naamah (H5279)
§ Jabal = "stream of water"
the son of Lamech by Adah and brother of Jubal; described as the father of such as dwell in tents and have cattle
son of: Lamech (H3929) and Adah (H5711);
brother of: Jubal (H3106), Tubal-cain (H8423), Naamah (H5279)
§ Jabal = "stream of water"
the son of Lamech by Adah and brother of Jubal; described as the father of such as dwell in tents and have cattle
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H2989 is translated
- jabal ×1
Bible verses with H2989 (Yâbâl)
Yâbâl appears in 1 verse.
- Genesis 4:20
And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.