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Hebrew wordlink #1510

OSHB Gen 4:9 הֶבֶל (heⱱel) Strongs=1893 Lemma=‘הֶבֶל’
contextual word gloss=‘[is]_Abel’ possible word glosses=‘Heⱱel / (Abel)’
Morphology=Np PoS=proper_noun
Person=Abel Year=-4003 Event=Cain_kills_Abel TimeSeries=Cain_kills_Abel

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Other uses (5) of identical word form הֶבֶל (Morphology=Np PoS=proper_noun) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘הֶבֶל’ (Morphology=Np PoS=proper_noun) has 2 different glosses: ‘Abel’, ‘[is]_Abel’.

GEN 4:2 contextual word gloss=‘Abel’ possible word glosses=‘Heⱱel / (Abel)’ OSHB GEN 4:2 word 8

OET-LV: 2 And_she/it _added to_give _birth DOM his/its_woman DOM Heⱱel/(Abel) and_he/it _was Heⱱel sheep a _herdsman _of and_Qayin/(Cain) he _was one _who_tilled _of the_ground. (GEN_4:2)

OET-RV: 2 Eventually she also gave birth to Kayin’s brother, Hevel (Abel). Hevel became a shepherd, while Kayin became a crop farmer. (GEN 4:2)

GEN 4:4 contextual word gloss=‘Abel’ possible word glosses=‘Heⱱel / (Abel)’ OSHB GEN 4:4 word 11

OET-LV: 4 And_Heⱱel he _brought also he from _the_firstborn his/its_flock _of _sheep/goats and_from_their_fat/best and_ YHWH _he/it _looked _around to Heⱱel and_near/to his/its_donation/offering. (GEN_4:4)

OET-RV: 4 and also Hevel brought the best portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. Now Yahweh was pleased with Hevel and his offering, (GEN 4:4)

GEN 4:8 contextual word gloss=‘Abel’ possible word glosses=‘Heⱱel / (Abel)’ OSHB GEN 4:8 word 4

OET-LV: 8 And_ Qayin/(Cain) _he/it _said to Heⱱel his/its_woman and_he/it _was on_their_being in _the_field and_ Qayin/(Cain) _he/it _rose _up against Heⱱel his/its_woman and_he/it _killed_him/it. (GEN_4:8)

OET-RV: 8 One day, Kayin spoke to his brother Hevel when they were out in the countryside, and then Kayin attacked him and killed him. (GEN 4:8)

GEN 4:8 contextual word gloss=‘Abel’ possible word glosses=‘Heⱱel / (Abel)’ OSHB GEN 4:8 word 12

OET-RV: 8 One day, Kayin spoke to his brother Hevel when they were out in the countryside, and then Kayin attacked him and killed him. (GEN 4:8)

GEN 4:25 contextual word gloss=‘Abel’ possible word glosses=‘Heⱱel / (Abel)’ OSHB GEN 4:25 word 19

OET-LV: 25 And_ ʼĀdām _he/it _knew again DOM his/its_wife/woman and_she/it _gave _birth a _son and_she/it _called/named DOM his/its_name Shēt if/because he _has _appointed to_me god offspring another in _place _of Heⱱel/(Abel) if/because he/it _killed_him/it Qayin/(Cain). (GEN_4:25)

OET-RV: 25 Then Adam slept with his wife again and she bore a son and named him Shet (Seth) (which means ‘given’) because she had said, “God has given me another son in place of Hevel who was killed by Kayin.” (GEN 4:25)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemma=‘הֶבֶל’’ have 9 different glosses: ‘Abel’, ‘[are]_a_breath’, ‘[are]_futility’, ‘[is]_Abel’, ‘[is]_a_breath’, ‘[is]_futility’, ‘[was]_futility’, ‘futility’, ‘vanity’.