Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H56

Strong's H56 · Hebrew

אָבַל

ʼâbal · /aw-bal'/

Number
H56
Language
Hebrew
Original word
אָבַל
Transliteration
ʼâbal
Pronunciation
aw-bal'
KJV occurrences
38 verses

Definition

to bewail

KJV: lament, mourn.

Root / derivation: a primitive root;

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered אָבַל across 38 verses.

mourn15×
mourned10×
mourneth8×
lament2×
mourning2×
lamented1×
mourner1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

38 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Genesis1 verse
Exodus1 verse
Numbers1 verse
1 Samuel3 verses
2 Samuel3 verses
1 Chronicles1 verse
2 Chronicles1 verse
Ezra1 verse
Nehemiah2 verses
Job1 verse
Isaiah6 verses
Isaiah 3:26

And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground. desolate: or, emptied: Heb. cleansed

Isaiah 19:8

The fishers also shall mourn, and all they that cast angle into the brooks shall lament, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish.

Isaiah 24:4

The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish. the haughty: Heb. the height of the people

Isaiah 24:7

The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh.

Isaiah 33:9

The earth mourneth and languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits. hewn: or, withered away

Isaiah 66:10

Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her:

Jeremiah5 verses
Jeremiah 4:28

For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it.

Jeremiah 12:4

How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end.

Jeremiah 12:11

They have made it desolate, and being desolate it mourneth unto me; the whole land is made desolate, because no man layeth it to heart.

Jeremiah 14:2

Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.

Jeremiah 23:10

For the land is full of adulterers; for because of swearing the land mourneth; the pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up, and their course is evil, and their force is not right. swearing: or, cursing course: or, violence

Lamentations1 verse
Ezekiel3 verses
Daniel1 verse
Hosea2 verses
Joel2 verses
Amos3 verses

Topics that use this word

Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H56 (ʼâbal) mean?

to bewail

How many times does H56 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H56 (אָבַל) appears in 38 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “mourn.”

How is ʼâbal translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H56 is rendered as “mourn” (15×), “mourned” (10×), “mourneth” (8×), “lament” (2×), among other words.

Where does the Hebrew word אָבַל come from?

a primitive root;