Strong's H56 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: אָבַל (ʼâbal)

Pronunciation: aw-bal'

Morphology: v

Derivation: a primitive root

Definition: to bewail

KJV Renderings: lament, mourn

Senses

1. to mourn, lament
   1. (Qal) to mourn, lament
      1. of humans
      2. of inanimate objects (fig.)
         1. of gates
         2. of land
   2. (Hiphil)
      1. to mourn, cause to mourn (fig.)
   3. (Hithpael)
      1. to mourn
      2. play the mourner

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