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Abel

/ˈeɪ.bl̩/

Abel proper noun: the son of Adam and Eve who was killed by his brother Cain.

abel: the son of Adam and Eve who was killed by his brother Cain
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Proper noun

Abel

  1. The son of Adam and Eve who was killed by his brother Cain.
    • And 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.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 4:8
  2. A male given name from Hebrew.
  3. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  4. An unincorporated community in Cleburne County, Alabama, United States, named after the biblical Abel.

Abel meaning in Hindi, Bengali, Telugu and Arabic

Abel in Hindi

son of Adam and Eve
हाबील hābīl
male given name
एबल ebal

Abel in Bengali

son of Adam and Eve
হাবীল habīl
male given name
হাবীল habīl

Abel in Telugu

son of Adam and Eve
హెబెల్ hebel

Abel in Arabic

son of Adam and Eve
هَابِيل hābīl
More languagesFewer languages
Abel in Malay
Habil, Habel
Abel in Persian
هابیل hâbil
Abel in Vietnamese
A-bên

Origin of Abel

From Middle English Abel, from Old English Ābel, from Latin Abel, from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Biblical Hebrew הֶבֶל (Héḇel, “Abel”), possibly from the homonymous word הֶבֶל (heḇel, “breath, vapor; vanity”) or from Akkadian 𒌉𒍑 (ablu, “son”).

Words formed from Abel

Phrases with Abel

Questions about Abel

What does Abel mean?
Abel means the son of Adam and Eve who was killed by his brother Cain.
What is Abel in Hindi?
Abel in Hindi is हाबील (hābīl), एबल (ebal). See Abel meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Abel?
Abel is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Abel?
Abel is pronounced /ˈeɪ.bl̩/.

Words near Abel in the dictionary

  1. abeghas
  2. Abegistan
  3. Abegondo
  4. Abeita
  5. Abeitas
  6. Abel
  7. Abel polynomial
  8. Abel polynomials
  9. Abel sum
  10. Abel sums
  11. Abel test

Source and license

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