Strong H1893הֶ֫בֶל
Abel
- Transliteration
- hebel
- Pronunciation
- heh'-bel
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
The same as H1892; {Hebel} the son of Adam: - Abel.
Meaning of the name
Abel = "breath"
Detailed definition
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 H1893 appears in 5 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- abel5
First verses
- Genesis 4:2And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
- Genesis 4:4And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
- Genesis 4:8And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
- Genesis 4:9And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?
- Genesis 4:25And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.