Abel Definition

ābəl
noun
A masculine name.
Webster's New World
The second son of Adam and Eve, killed by his brother Cain: Gen. 4
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Niels Henrik Abel
  • niels abel
pronoun

The son of Adam and Eve who was killed by his brother Cain.

Wiktionary
A male given name.
Wiktionary

Origin of Abel

  • From Middle English, from Latin, from Ancient Greek, from Hebrew הֶבֶל (hével, “breath, vapor; vanity”) or from Akkadian [script?] (ablu, “son”).

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Abel Sentence Examples

  • Seth was born after the murder of Abel, and in iv.

  • Franklin's Autobiography was begun in 1771 as a private chronicle for his son, Governor William Franklin; the papers, bringing the story of his father's life down to 1730, were lost by the governor during the War of Independence, and in 1783 came into the possession of Abel James, who restored them to Franklin and urged him to complete the sketch.

  • According to Abel, the most favourable effect is produced by from I to 12% of phosphorus.

  • This project was warmly encouraged by Abel, who contributed much to the success of the venture.

  • The relationship is expressed more exactly by Abel's summation formula.

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Words Starting With

AABABE

Words Ending With

LELBEL

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Abel

Words Starting With A and Ending With L

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With A4 Letter Words Ending With L