STRONGS NUMBER G6


Word Summary
Abel: Abel, a son of Adam
Original Word: Ἄβελ
Transliteration: Abel
Phonetic Spelling: (ab'-el)
Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Indeclinable
Short Definition: Abel, a son of Adam
Meaning: Abel -- a son of Adam
Strong's Concordance
Abel.

Of Hebrew origin (Hebel); Abel, the son of Adam -- Abel.

see HEBREW Hebel

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 6: Ἄβελ

Ἄβελ (WH Ἅβ. (see their Introductory § 408)), indeclinable proper name (in Josephus (e. g. Antiquities 1, 2, 1) Ἄβελος, ), חֶבֶל (breath, vanity), Abel, the second son born to Adam (Genesis 4:2ff), so called from his short life and sudden death (cf. B. D. American edition, p. 5), (Job 7:16; Psalm 39:6): Matthew 23:35; Luke 11:51; Hebrews 11:4; Hebrews 12:24.