Abel

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈeɪ.bl̩/
• Homophone: able

Abel

1. (biblical) The son of Adam and Eve who was killed by his brother Cain.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 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.

2. A male given name from Hebrew.
3. A surname originating as a patronymic.

• Cain

• -able, Able, Bale, Beal, Blea, Ebla, Elba, able, albe, bael, bale, beal, blea

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Biblical Hebrew הֶבֶל (hével).

• IPA^(key): /ˈaː.bəl/

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• Hyphenation: Abel
• Rhymes: -aːbəl

Abel m

1. Abel (Biblical character)
2. a male given name of biblical origin

• diminutives: Abeltje, Abe

• bale

• IPA^(key): /a.bɛl/

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Abel m

1. Abel (biblical character)
2. a diminutive of the male given names Abeau or Abelin

• able, Bâle, béal, bêla

Abel m

1. a male given name

• Abēlus
• Habel (more precise borrowing from Greek)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), itself from Biblical Hebrew הֶ֫בֶל (heḇel). The vowel, while short by etymology, is shown to be carrying stress by the descended Italian Abele and Spanish Abel.

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.beːl/, [ˈäbeːɫ̪] or IPA^(key): /ˈa.bel/, [ˈäbɛɫ̪]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.bel/, [ˈäːbel]

Abē̆l m sg (variously declined, genitive Abē̆lis or Abē̆l); indeclinable, third declension

1. (biblical) Abel
2. a male given name

Third-declension noun or indeclinable noun, singular only.

From Latin Abel, from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Hebrew הֶ֫בֶל

Abel m

1. (biblical) Abel, the brother of Cain and the first murder victim

From Old Galician-Portuguese Abel, from Latin Abel, from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Hebrew הֶ֫בֶל.

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛw, (Portugal) -ɛl
• Hyphenation: A‧bel

Abel m

1. (biblical) Abel (son of Adam and Eve)
2. a male given name, equivalent to English Abel

From Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Hebrew הבל (Hebel).

• IPA^(key): /ǎːbel/
• Hyphenation: A‧bel

Ábel m (Cyrillic spelling А́бел)

1. Abel (son of Adam and Eve)
2. a male given name

• Avelj

• IPA^(key): /aˈbel/ [aˈβ̞el]
• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: A‧bel

Abel m

1. (biblical) Abel
   • 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.

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2. a male given name, equivalent to English Abel

• diminutive: Abelito