English Explanatory Dictionary

Abel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈeɪ.bl̩/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Abel.wav

Word forms

Abel

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”).

Related words

Cain

Derived words

Abelian Abelite Abel-Jacobi-Liouville identity Abel-Jacobi map Abel-Plana formula Abel-Ruffini theorem Abel's formula Abel's identity Abel's impossibility theorem Abel's irreducibility theorem Abelson Abel's summation formula Abel's theorem
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