Lexicon
הֶ֫בֶל
he.vel
H1893
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Abel

8
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1
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Hebrew
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he.vel is the proper name of Adam and Eve's son, identified as Cain's brother and a keeper of flocks.

The supplied verses use he.vel as a proper name for Adam and Eve's son: Cain's brother, a keeper of flocks, the bringer of an offering, and the brother Cain killed.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name of Cain's brother · dominant

    All supplied forms are tagged Noun · Proper and identify the same person. In Genesis 4:2 the APB renders him as Cain's brother and a keeper of flocks; Genesis 4:4 places him with an offering, while Genesis 4:8 and Genesis 4:25 identify him as the brother Cain killed.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the term as "Abel" in clauses about his birth, flock-keeping, offering, death, and Cain's response. These renderings confirm the verse-level identification rather than isolate each token's English correspondence.

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