Hebrew · H60

אֵבֶל

Lamentation

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אֵבֶלH60

Pronunciationʾēbel

What does אֵבֶל (ʾēbel) mean in the Bible?

אֵבֶל (ʾēbel): Emotional and ritual expression of grief, often public lamentation that includes physical gestures and verbal wailing

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Questions this entry answers

What does אֵבֶל (ʾēbel) mean in the Bible?

אֵבֶל (ʾēbel): Emotional and ritual expression of grief, often public lamentation that includes physical gestures and verbal wailing

How does the BSB render H60?

The BSB source-word alignment has 24 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Mourn (3), of mourning (3), into mourning (2), mourning (2), to mourning (2).

Where does אֵבֶל (ʾēbel) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 27:41. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (4), 2 Samuel (3), Amos (3), Jeremiah (3).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It

Mourn3×Jeremiah 6:26, Ezekiel 24:17, Amos 5:16

of mourning3×Genesis 27:41, Ecclesiastes 7:2, Ecclesiastes 7:4

into mourning2×2 Samuel 19:2, Amos 8:10

mourning2×Esther 4:3, Isaiah 61:3

to mourning2×Job 30:31, Lamentations 5:15

. . .1×Genesis 50:10

a time of mourning1×Amos 8:10

and mourn1×Micah 1:8

and mourning1×Deuteronomy 34:8

and their mourning1×Esther 9:22

And when the [time of] mourning1×2 Samuel 11:27

ceremony of mourning1×Genesis 50:11

for mourning1×2 Samuel 14:2

of your sorrow1×Isaiah 60:20

the mourning1×Genesis 50:11

their mourning1×Jeremiah 31:13

those who mourn1×Jeremiah 16:7

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Usage map

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First aligned rowGenesis 27:41

Aligned rows24

Books represented12

Genesis4Deuteronomy12 Samuel3Esther2Job1Ecclesiastes2Isaiah2Jeremiah3Lamentations1Ezekiel1Amos3Micah1

Source forms

אֵ֔בֶל3x’ê·ḇelEcclesiastes 7:4, Isaiah 61:3, Amos 5:16

אֵ֣בֶל2x’ê·ḇelGenesis 27:41, Ezekiel 24:17

אֵ֖בֶל2x’ê·ḇelGenesis 50:10, Jeremiah 16:7

אֵ֗בֶל2x’ê·ḇel2 Samuel 14:2, Ecclesiastes 7:2

אֵ֤בֶל2x’ê·ḇelEsther 4:3, Jeremiah 6:26

הָאֵ֗בֶל2xhā·’ê·ḇelGenesis 50:11, 2 Samuel 11:27

לְאֵ֖בֶל2xlə·’ê·ḇel2 Samuel 19:2, Lamentations 5:15

אֵ֥בֶל1x’ê·ḇelDeuteronomy 34:8

Parsing patterns

Noun - masculine singular11xGenesis 50:10, Genesis 50:11, 2 Samuel 14:2, Esther 4:3

Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular4x2 Samuel 19:2, Job 30:31, Lamentations 5:15, Amos 8:10

Article | Noun - masculine singular2xGenesis 50:11, 2 Samuel 11:27

Noun - masculine singular construct2xGenesis 27:41, Deuteronomy 34:8

Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular1xMicah 1:8

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular1xEsther 9:22

Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular1xIsaiah 60:20

Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural1xJeremiah 31:13

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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אֵבֶל

What does אֵבֶל (ʾēbel) mean in the Bible?

What does אֵבֶל (ʾēbel) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H60?

Where does אֵבֶל (ʾēbel) appear in Scripture?

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