Lexical Summary Abiel: "El is my father", an Israelite name Original Word: אֲבִיאֵלTransliteration: Abiel Phonetic Spelling: (ab-ee-ale') Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine Short Definition: "El is my father", an Israelite name Meaning: Abiel -- "El is my father", an Israelite name Strong's Concordance Abiel From 'ab and 'el; father (i.e. Possessor) of God; Abiel, the name of two Israelites -- Abiel. see HEBREW 'ab see HEBREW 'el Brown-Driver-Briggs H22. Abiel אֲבִיאֵל proper name, masculine (El is (my) father, compare אביהו & Phoenician אבבעל (feminine), also אביבעל; & אבנבעל our father etc.; Abi-ba'al KAT2355; see RSSem 45. NöZMG 1888, 480 makes אבי here, & in אביהו etc., construct but this seems unlikely; compare also אליאב etc.; views differ much as to these proper names and uniform interpretation is impossible. Compare in General Ol§ 277 f). 1 Saul's grandfather 1 Samuel 9:1; 14:51. 2 = foregoing, 1 Chronicles 11:32. |
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