אָבַל aval
Hebrew word for “to mourn” · Strong’s H56 · used 39 times in 38 verses
Meaning
1) to mourn, lament; 1a) (Qal) to mourn, lament;
How it is translated
Glosses given for aval in context, with how often each is used:
- mourned 8
- mourning 7
- will mourn 6
- has dried up 4
- mourn 3
- will dry up 2
- play the mourner 1
- who has been mourning 1
- mourned ! 1
- mourns 1
- those who mourn 1
- will it dry up 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah | 6 | 0.4 | |
| Jeremiah | 5 | 0.2 | |
| 2 Samuel | 4 | 0.4 | |
| 1 Samuel | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Ezekiel | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Amos | 3 | 1.5 | |
| Nehemiah | 2 | 0.4 | |
| Hosea | 2 | 0.8 | |
| Joel | 2 | 2.1 | |
| Genesis | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Exodus | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Numbers | 1 | 0.1 |
Also in 6 more books.
Chapters where it is used most
Isaiah 24 (2), Jeremiah 12 (2), Ezekiel 7 (2), Joel 1 (2), Genesis 37 (1), Exodus 33 (1), Numbers 14 (1), 1 Samuel 6 (1), 1 Samuel 15 (1), 1 Samuel 16 (1)
Forms
- אבלה 5
- ויתאבל 4
- תאבל 4
- ואבלו 4
- ויתאבלו 3
- מתאבל 3
- אבל 3
- יתאבל 2
- התאבל 1
- התאבלי 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with aval more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- אָמַל amal “to weaken” 8
- יָבֵשׁ yavesh “to wither” 4
- קָדַר qadar “be dark” 3
- הָ ha “her” 5
- יָשַׁב yashav “to dwell” 6
- אָנָה anah “to lament” 2
- יְאֹר yeor “Nile” 3
- שָׂדֶה sadeh “land” 4
- שָׁקַע shaqa “to sink” 2
- נָחַם nacham “to be sorry” 3
- בָּכָה bakhah “to weep” 3
- רַב rav “many” 4
Key verses
The verses using aval that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Genesis 37:34 — And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
- 1 Samuel 16:1 — And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I…
- 2 Samuel 14:2 — And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and…
- Nehemiah 8:9 — And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto…
- Isaiah 33:9 — The earth mourneth and languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.
- Isaiah 66:10 — Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her:
- Jeremiah 4:28 — For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back…
- Jeremiah 12:4 — How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds;…
- Jeremiah 14:2 — Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
- Hosea 10:5 — The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Beth-aven: for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the priests thereof that rejoiced on…
- Joel 1:10 — The field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the corn is wasted: the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth.
- Amos 1:2 — And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall…
See all 38 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.