H57Adjective8 times in the Hebrew BibleWhere it occurs
Translated as
In the text
- Genesis 37:35אָבֵל
All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No, ” he said. “I will go down to Sheol mourning for my son.” So his father wept for him.
- Esther 6:12אָבֵל
Then Mordecai returned to the king’s gate. But Haman rushed home, with his head covered in grief.
- Job 29:25אֲבֵלִים
I chose their course and presided as chief. So I dwelt as a king among his troops, as a comforter of the mourners.
- Psalm 35:14כַּאֲבֶל
I paced about as for my friend or brother; I was bowed down with grief, like one mourning for his mother.
- Isaiah 57:18וְלַאֲבֵלָיו
I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will guide him and restore comfort to him and his mourners,
- Lamentations 1:4אֲבֵלוֹת
The roads to Zion mourn, because no one comes to her appointed feasts. All her gates are deserted; her priests groan, her maidens grieve, and she herself is bitter with anguish.
Brown-Driver-Briggs
Sources: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906, public domain) from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon (CC BY 4.0), glosses from STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAHOT (Hebrew Bible, Leningrad Codex, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.