Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H59: אָבֵל

ʼÂbêl · pronounced aw-bale' · “Abel”

Definition

Abel, the name of two places in Palestine.

KJV translates it as: Abel.

Word origin: from H58 (אָבֵל); a meadow;

Extended definition

The place where the ark rested in the field of Joshua at Bethshemesh
This name means "stone"

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H59 is translated

  • abel ×2

Bible verses with H59 (ʼÂbêl)

ʼâbêl appears in 2 verses.

  • 1 Samuel 6:18

    And the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both of fenced cities, and of country villages, even unto the great stone of Abel, whereon they set down the ark of the Lord: which stone remaineth unto this day in the field of Joshua, the Beth–shemite.

  • 2 Samuel 20:18

    Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter.