e.vel denotes mourning, especially bereavement expressed in rites, communal grief, and the reversal of sorrow into joy.

The noun denotes mourning in settings of bereavement and its observances, as well as wider public lament and sorrow. It can name a period or setting of grief, and it is also placed in contrasts where mourning is ended or turned into joy.

1. Mourning as grief and lament · dominant

   The singular noun names mourning for the dead and its associated observances: in Deuteronomy 34:8 the APB renders the completion of weeping as “the mourning of Moses,” while Genesis 50:10 describes an extended, heavy observance for Joseph's father. The same noun also appears in public or threatened distress: in Amos 5:16 the APB renders mourning throughout streets and public places, and in Jeremiah 6:26 it renders a commanded lament in sackcloth and ashes. In Isaiah 61:3 and Jeremiah 31:13, the APB places mourning in a reversal to rejoicing and joy.

   Deuteronomy 34:8Genesis 50:10Amos 5:16Jeremiah 6:26Isaiah 61:3Jeremiah 31:13

In the Anselm Paraphrase: Across the supplied verses, the APB commonly presents the noun with “mourning,” including mourning for the dead, public mourning, and mourning contrasted with joy. It also frames the same setting with “weeping,” “lamentation,” and “sorrow,” but those are features of the paraphrased clauses rather than fixed word-level renderings.