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Lexicon :: Strong's H61 - 'ăḇāl

Aa
אֲבָל
Transliteration
'ăḇāl
Pronunciation
ab-awl'
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Part of Speech
adverb
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparently from אָבַל (H56) through the idea of negation
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 8

Strong’s Definitions

אֲבָל ʼăbâl, ab-awl'; apparently from H56 through the idea of negation; nay, i.e. truly or yet:—but, indeed, nevertheless, verily.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's H61 in the following manner: but (4x), verily (3x), indeed (2x), nevertheless (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's H61 in the following manner: but (4x), verily (3x), indeed (2x), nevertheless (2x).

  1. truly, verily, surely

  2. but, however, howbeit

  3. contrariwise, nay rather (neg.)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֲבָל ʼăbâl, ab-awl'; apparently from H56 through the idea of negation; nay, i.e. truly or yet:—but, indeed, nevertheless, verily.
STRONGS H61: Abbreviations
† אֲבָל adverb
1. in older Hebrew with an asseverative force, verily, of a truth Genesis 42:21; 2 Samuel 14:5; 1 Kings 1:43; 2 Kings 4:14, with a slight adversative force, nay, but Genesis 17:19 (P).
2. in late Hebrew as a decided adversative, howbeit, but Daniel 10:7, 21; Ezra 10:13; 2 Chronicles 1:4; 19:3; 33:17 (compare Arabic بَلْ of a truth, sometimes, from the context, nay rather Qor 2:82; 2:94; 2:110; 2:129; 2:149; 2:165; 2:261; 3:143; 4:52 etc.).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

17:19; 42:21

2 Samuel

14:5

1 Kings

1:43

2 Kings

4:14

2 Chronicles

1:4; 19:3; 33:17

Ezra

10:13

Daniel

10:7; 10:21

H61

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H61 matches the Hebrew אֲבָל ('ăḇāl),
which occurs 11 times in 11 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:19 - And God said, Not so; but Sarah, your wife, will have a son, and you will give him the name Isaac, and I will make my agreement with him for ever and with his seed after him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:21 - And they said to one another, Truly, we did wrong to our brother, for we saw his grief of mind, and we did not give ear to his prayers; that is why this trouble has come on us.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:5 - And the king said to her, What is your trouble? And her answer was, Truly I am a widow, and my husband is dead.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:43

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:43 - And Jonathan, answering, said to Adonijah, Not so, but our lord King David has made Solomon king:

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:14 - So he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi made answer, Still there is this, she has no son and her husband is old.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 1:4 - But the ark of God had been moved by David from Kiriath-jearim to the place which he had made ready for it, for he had put up a tent for it at Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:3 - But still there is some good in you, for you have put away the wood pillars out of the land, and have given your heart to the worship of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:17 - However, the people still made offerings in the high places, but only to the Lord their God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:13 - But the number of people is great, and it is a time of much rain; it is not possible for us to go on waiting outside, and this is not a thing which may be done in one day or even two: for our sin in this business is great.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:7 - And I, Daniel, was the only one who saw the vision, for the men who were with me did not see it; but a great shaking came on them and they went in flight to take cover.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:21 - But I am going back to make war with the angel of Persia, and when I am gone, the angel of Greece will come. And there is no one on my side against these, but Michael, your angel.
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