Original: אָבַל

Transliteration: ʼâbal

Phonetic: aw-bal'

Short Definition: Lament

Original: אבל

Transliteration: 'âbal

Phonetic: aw-bal'

BDB Definition:

1. to mourn, lament
   1. (Qal) to mourn, lament
      1. of humans
      2. of inanimate objects (figuratively)
         1. of gates
         2. of land
   2. (Hiphil)
      1. to mourn, cause to mourn (figuratively)
   3. (Hithpael)
      1. to mourn
      2. play the mourner

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT entry: 6

Part(s) of speech: Verb

Cognate: H57, H60