Abel

From Middle English Abel, 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]
• (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 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), rev., 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.

2. a male given name, equivalent to English Abel

• diminutive: Abelito