abel

Not valid in Scrabble

It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
6
Words With Friends
8
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/ˈeɪ.bl̩/

Definition of abel

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

name

  1. The son of Adam and Eve who was killed by his brother Cain.
    “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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name

  1. The son of Adam and Eve who was killed by his brother Cain.
    “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.
  4. An unincorporated community in Cleburne County, Alabama, United States, named after the biblical Abel.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew הָ֑בֶל (háḇel)bor. Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel)bor. Latin Abē̆lder. Old English Ābel Middle English Abel English Abel From Middle English Abel, from Old English Ābel, from Latin Abel, from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Biblical Hebrew הֶבֶל (Héḇel, “Abel”), possibly from the homonymous word הֶבֶל (heḇel, “breath, vapor; vanity”) or from Akkadian 𒌉𒍑 (ablu, “son”).

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