Quick Definition
mourning
Strong's Definition
lamentation
Derivation: from H56 (אָבַל);
KJV Usage: mourning.
TWOT Reference: 6a
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) mourning
1a) for the dead
1b) for rites of mourning (metaph)
1c) mourning garb
1d) period of mourning
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
1) mourning
1a) for the dead
1b) for rites of mourning (metaph)
1c) mourning garb
1d) period of mourning
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
אֵבֶל
êbel
BDB Definition:
1) mourning
1a) for the dead
1b) for rites of mourning (metaphorically)
1c) mourning garb
1d) period of mourning
Part of Speech: noun masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H56
Same Word by TWOT Number: 6a
Total KJV Occurrences: 24