Strong G6Ἄβελ
Abel
- Transliteration
- Abel
- Pronunciation
- ab'-el
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
Of Hebrew origin [H1893];
Abel the son of Adam: - Abel.
Abel the son of Adam: - Abel.
Meaning of the name
Abel, "morning mist"
Detailed definition
Ἄβελ, (WH, Ἅ-), ὁ, indecl.
(הֶבֶל),
Abel (Gen.4:2-10): Heb.11:4, 12:24; αἵμα Ἄ., Mat.23:35, Luk.11:51.†
(AS)
(הֶבֶל),
Abel (Gen.4:2-10): Heb.11:4, 12:24; αἵμα Ἄ., Mat.23:35, Luk.11:51.†
(AS)
In the biblical story
Abel
Adam and Eve's second son, killed by Cain
Abel, the second son of Adam and Eve, was a shepherd who was killed by his brother Cain.
In the Bible
Strong G6 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- abel4
- of1
First verses
- Matthew 23:35That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
- Luke 11:51From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation.
- Hebrews 11:4By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.
- Hebrews 12:24And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.