King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G6
Transliteration: Abel
Phonetic Spelling: (ab'-el)
Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Indeclinable
Short Definition: Abel, a son of Adam
Meaning: Abel -- a son of Adam
Ἄβελ (WH Ἅβ. (see their Introductory § 408)), indeclinable proper name (in Josephus (e. g. Antiquities 1, 2, 1) Ἄβελος, ), חֶבֶל (breath, vanity), Abel, the second son born to Adam (Genesis 4:2ff), so called from his short life and sudden death (cf. B. D. American edition, p. 5), (Job 7:16; Psalm 39:6): Matthew 23:35; Luke 11:51; Hebrews 11:4; Hebrews 12:24.
Word Summary
Abel: Abel, a son of Adam
Original Word: ἌβελTransliteration: Abel
Phonetic Spelling: (ab'-el)
Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Indeclinable
Short Definition: Abel, a son of Adam
Meaning: Abel -- a son of Adam
Strong's Concordance
Abel. Of Hebrew origin (Hebel); Abel, the son of Adam -- Abel.
see HEBREW Hebel
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 6: ἌβελἌβελ (WH Ἅβ. (see their Introductory § 408)), indeclinable proper name (in Josephus (e. g. Antiquities 1, 2, 1) Ἄβελος, ), חֶבֶל (breath, vanity), Abel, the second son born to Adam (Genesis 4:2ff), so called from his short life and sudden death (cf. B. D. American edition, p. 5), (Job 7:16; Psalm 39:6): Matthew 23:35; Luke 11:51; Hebrews 11:4; Hebrews 12:24.