Strongs Number: H56
- Hebrew Word
- אָבַל
- Transliteration
- ʼâbal
- Phonetic
- aw-bal'
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Strongs Definition
-
to bewail
- BDB Definition
-
1. to mourn, lament
a. (Qal) to mourn, lament
1. of humans
2. of inanimate objects (fig.) 1a
b. of gates 1a
c. of land
d. (Hiphil)
1. to mourn, cause to mourn (fig.)
e. (Hithpael)
1. to mourn
2. play the mourner
- Origin
- A primitive root
- Bible Usage
- {lament} mourn.