Strong's Lexicon

H61

H61 — אֲבָל

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewabaladverbOccurrences: 11

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H61
Word:	אֲבָל
Part of Speech:	adverb
Etymology:	apparently from H56 through the idea of negation
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	11
Transliteration:	abal
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	ab-awl'
Meaning:	1. nay, i.e. truly or yet
KJV Renderings:	but, indeed, nevertheless, verily.

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אֲבָל adverb

1. in older Hebrew with an asseverative force, verily, of a truth Gen 42:21; 2Sam 14:5; 1Kgs 1:43; 2Kgs 4:14, with a slight adversative force, nay, but Gen 17:19 ( P ).

2. in late Hebrew as a decided adversative, howbeit, but Dan 10:7; Dan 10:21; Ezra 10:13; 2Chr 1:4; 2Chr 19:3; 2Chr 33:17 (compare Arabic [untranscribed source text 21] of a truth, sometimes, from the context, nay rather Qor 2:82; 2:94; 2:110; 2:129; 2:149; 2:165; 2:261; 3:143; 4:52 etc.)

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

אבל (ah-vehl’)

Judges 11:33

KJV: And he smote them from Aroer, even till thou come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto the plain of the vineyards, with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.the plain: or, Abel

EHCC: unto the plain of the vineyards, (marg. .

Judges 42:21

EHCC: We (are) verily guilty concerning our

2 Samuel 14:1

KJV: Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart was toward Absalom.

EHCC: ם (am) indeed a widow woman,

2 Kings 4:14

KJV: And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old.

EHCC: Verily she hath no child,

2 Chronicles 1:4

KJV: But the ark of God had David brought up from Kirjath–jearim to the place which David had prepared for it: for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem.

EHCC: But the ark of God had David brought

2 Chronicles 19:3

KJV: Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God.

EHCC: Nevertheless there are good things found

2 Chronicles 83:17

EHCC: Nevertheless the people did sacrifice

Ezra 10:13

KJV: But the people are many, and it is a time of much rain, and we are not able to stand without, neither is this a work of one day or two: for we are many that have transgressed in this thing.we are many…: or, we have greatly offended in this thing

EHCC: But the people (are) many,