אבל

See also: אָבֿל

Aramaic

Verb

אבל • (transliteration needed)

1. to mourn, to lament

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Conjunction

אֲבָל • (avál)

1. but
2. however

Etymology 2

Root
א־ב־ל (ʾ-b-l)

Pronunciation

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Noun

אֵבֶל • (ével) m

1. mourning, bereavement

Derived terms

• מוֹדַעַת אֵבֶל (moda'át ével)

Verb

אָבַל • (aval) (pa'al construction)

1. (flowery) to bewail; to lament, to mourn

Conjugation

Conjugation of אָבַל (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לאבול / לֶאֱבֹל action noun: — passive participle: —
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	אָבַלְתִּי		אָבַלְנוּ
	second	אָבַלְתָּ	אָבַלְתְּ	אֲבַלְתֶּם1	אֲבַלְתֶּן1
	third	אָבַל	אָבְלָה	אָבְלוּ
present		אָבֵל	אֲבֵלָה	אֲבֵלִים	אֲבֵלוֹת
future	first	אֶאֱבַל		נֶאֱבַל
	second	תֶּאֱבַל	תֶּאֶבְלִי	תֶּאֶבְלוּ	תֶּאֱבַלְנָה2
	third	יֶאֱבַל	תֶּאֱבַל	יֶאֶבְלוּ	תֶּאֱבַלְנָה2
imperative		אֱבַל	אִבְלִי	אִבְלוּ	אֱבַלְנָה2
notes		Pronounced אָבַלְתֶּם and אָבַלְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

• H56 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• “אבל” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Etymology 3

Root
א־ב־ל (ʾ-b-l)

Noun

אָבֵל • (avel) m

1. a meadow, plain

References

• H58 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible