Strong H2989יָבָל

Jabal

Transliteration: yâbâl
Pronunciation: yaw-bawl'
Morphology: Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

The same as H2988; {Jabal} an antediluvian: - Jabal.

Meaning of the name

Jabal = "stream of water"

Detailed definition

A man living at the time before the Flood, only mentioned at Gen.4.20;
son of: Lamech (H3929) and Adah (H5711);
brother of: Jubal (H3106), Tubal-cain (H8423), Naamah (H5279)

In the biblical story

Jabal

Son of Lamech; father of nomadic herdsmen.

Jabal, the son of Lamech and Adah, was the ancestor of those who dwell in tents and have livestock (Gen.4.20).

In the Bible

Strong H2989 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

jabal1

First verses

Genesis 4:20
And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.

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Occurrences by book

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Related words

Word family

יָבָלstreamH2988