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Abel
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abel Ábel Abèl -abel abel- abel'
English
thumb|William Adolphe Bouguereau's The First Mourning (1888)
Etymology
en :inh enm:Abel<ety:inh<ang:Ābel>> 1
From en enm Abel, from en ang Ābel, from en la Abel, from en grc Ἅβελ, from en hbo הֶבֶל Abel Héḇel, possibly from the homonymous word hbo הֶבֶל breath, vapor; vanity heḇel or from en akk 𒌉𒍑 ablu son.
Pronunciation
en /ˈeɪ.bl̩/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Abel.wav GA
en able
Proper noun
en Q313421en biblical character The son of Adam and Eve who was killed by his brother Cain.
Genesis 4 8 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.
en male Hebrew.
en patronymics.
en ucomm co/Cleburne County s/Alabama c/USA, named after the biblical Abel.
Derived terms
en Abelian abelite Abelite Abelson abelian Abel-Ruffini theorem Abel-Jacobi map Abel's formula Abel's identity Abel's theorem Abel's impossibility theorem Abel's irreducibility theorem Abel's summation formula Abel-Plana formula Abel-Jacobi-Liouville identity
Translations
son of Adam and Eve
Arabic: ar هَابِيل m
Aramaic:
Hebrew script: arc הבל heḇel
Syriac: arc ܗܒܝܠ
Armenian: hy Աբել
Basque: eu Abel
Belarusian: be А́вель m
Bengali: bn হাবীল habīl
Bulgarian: bg А́вел m
Catalan: ca Abel
Cherokee: chr ᎡᏈᎵ
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 亞伯 aa3 baak3, yue 亞伯爾 aa3 baak3 ji5 Catholic
Mandarin: cmn 亞伯 Yàbó, cmn 亞伯爾 Yàbó'ěr Catholic
Comorian:
Ngazidja Comorian: zdj Habila
Czech: cs Ábel m
Danish: da Abel
Dutch: nl Abel m
Esperanto: eo Habelo
Estonian: et Aabel
Ewe: ee Habel
Finnish: fi Abel
French: fr Abel m
Georgian: ka აბელი
German: de Abel m
Greek: el Άβελ m
Ancient Greek: grc Ἅβελ m
Hawaiian: haw ʻAbela
Hebrew: he הֶבֶל m hevel
Hindi: hi हाबील m
Italian: it Abele
Japanese: ja アベル Aberu
Kazakh: kk Әбіл
Korean: ko ^아벨
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: kmr Habîl m
Latin: la Abelus m
Macedonian: mk Авел m
Malay: ms Habil used by Muslims, ms Habel used by Christians
Maltese: mt Abel
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb Abel m
Occitan: oc Abel
Persian: fa هابیل hâbil
Polish: pl Abel m
Portuguese: pt Abel
Russian: ru А́вель m
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: sh Авељ, sh Абел
Latin: sh Avelj, sh Abel
Slovak: sk Ábel m
Slovene: sl Abel m, sl Abel m
Spanish: es Abel m
Swedish: sv Abel
Telugu: te హెబెల్
Turkish: tr Habil
Ukrainian: uk А́вель m
Vietnamese: vi A-bên
male given name
Bengali: bn হাবীল habīl
Breton: br Avel, br Avelig
Bulgarian: bg Е́йбъл m
Catalan: ca Abel m
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 阿貝爾 aa3 bui3 ji5, yue 亞伯 aa3 baak3
Mandarin: cmn 阿貝爾 Ābèi'ěr, cmn 亞伯 Yàbó
Danish: da Abel
Dutch: nl Abel m
Ewe: ee Habel
Faroese: fo Ábal
Finnish: fi Aapeli
French: fr Abel m
Frisian:
West Frisian: fy Abe
Galician: gl Abel
German: de Abel m
Hawaiian: haw ʻApela
Hindi: hi एबल m
Japanese: ja アベル Aberu
Korean: ko 아벨
Malay: ms Habil
Norwegian: no Abel
Polish: pl Abel m
Portuguese: pt Abel m
Russian: ru Э́йбел m transliteration
Spanish: es Abel m
Swedish: sv Abel
See also
en Cain
Anagrams
en abel -able Able Bale Beal Blea Ebla Elba able albe bael bale beal blea
en Biblical characters
Catalan
Etymology
From ca la-lat Abel, from ca grc Ἅβελ, from ca he הֶ֫בֶל.
Pronunciation
è
Proper noun
m
en Abel biblical character
ca male Hebrew
Derived terms
ca Abelí
Dutch
Etymology
Ultimately from nl grc Ἅβελ, from nl hbo הֶבֶל hével.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈaː.bəl/
nl Nl-Abel.ogg
nl Abel
nl aːbəl
Proper noun
m
en Abel Biblical character
nl male of biblical origin
Related terms
diminutives: nl Abeltje, nl Abe
Anagrams
nl bale
nl Biblical characters
French
Pronunciation
fr Fr-Abel.oga Paris
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-Abel.wav <<France>> (<<Toulouse>>)
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-Abel.wav France
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-Abel.wav <<France>> (<<Somain>>)
Proper noun
m
en Abel biblical character
fr male Abeau,Abelin
Anagrams
fr able Bâle béal bêla
fr Biblical characters
Icelandic
is:
Proper noun
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is male
Declension
m.dat-
References
Latin
Alternative forms
la Abēlus
la Habel more precise borrowing from Greek
Etymology
la Abē̆l :bor grc:Ἅβελ 1
Borrowed from la grc Ἅβελ, itself from Biblical Hebrew hbo הֶ֫בֶל heḇel. The vowel, while short by etymology, is shown to be carrying stress by the descended Italian it Abele and Spanish es Abel.
Pronunciation
Abē̆l
Proper noun
((Abē̆l<3>,Abē̆l<0>)) m
la Bible Abel
la male
Declension
((Abē̆l<3>,Abē̆l<0>))
Descendants
ang Abel 1
Old English
Etymology
ang :der la:Abē̆l
From ang la Abel, from ang grc Ἅβελ, from ang he הֶ֫בֶל
Proper noun
m
ang biblical character Abel, the brother of Cain and the first murder victim
Descendants
en Abel
Polish
pl:
Etymology
pl :lbor la:Abel + 1
Pronunciation
Pl-Abel.ogg
Proper noun
m-pr
pl biblical en Abel son of Adam and Eve
pl male Abel
Declension
Able/Ablowie
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
pt :inh roa-opt:Abel<ety:uder<la:Abel>> 4 1
Pronunciation
[el:él]
pt ɛw<a:Brazil> ɛl<a:Portugal> 2
pt A bel
Proper noun
m +
pt male Abel
pt biblical character en Abel son of Adam and Eve
Romanian
Alternative forms
ro Avel
Etymology
ro :lbor la:Abel + 1
Pronunciation
ro /ˈabel/
ro abel 2
ro Á bel
Proper noun
m
ro male Abel Hebrew
Further reading
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
sh grc Ἅβελ, from sh hbo הֶ֫בֶל heḇel.
Pronunciation
Ábel
sh A bel
Proper noun
Ábel m-an
sh biblical Abel son of Adam and Eve
sh male Hebrew
Declension
Abel - Abela - Abelu - Abela - Abele - Abelom - Abelu -
See also
sh Avelj
Further reading
sh Biblical characters
Spanish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m
es biblical character en Abel
es 1602 La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina) Génesis 4:8 Y habló Caín á su hermano Abel: y aconteció que estando ellos en el campo, Caín se levantó contra su hermano Abel, y le mató. 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. (KJV)
es male Abel
Related terms
diminutive: es Abelito
es terms with quotations
Swedish
Proper noun
c
en Abel biblical character
sv 2000 w:sv:1973 års bibelkommission © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com Första Moseboken [en Genesis Q9184] 4:2 Bibel 2000 https://www.bible.com/bible/154/GEN.4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20251106010700/https://www.bible.com/bible/154/GEN.4.2 6 November 2025 Abel var herde och Kain brukade jorden. Abel was a shepherd, and Cain worked the soil.
References
nfba 0028.html Abel
sv Biblical characters
Tagalog
Etymology
tl :bor es:Abel<ety:uder<la:Abel>> 4 1
Pronunciation
Abél LL-Q34057 (tgl)-Geoffjop0908-Abel.wav
Proper noun
Abél +
tl biblical character en Abel
tl male Abel Spanish
Further reading