Hebel means “Abel” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's G1893 — epei (“since”) in the Greek Bible.
Strong's H1893 הֶבֶל (Hebel) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Hebel (heh'-bel) n/p. 1. Hebel, the son of Adam [the same as H1892] It has 5 linked Bible usages across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include abel. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
Hebel (heh'-bel) n/p. 1. Hebel, the son of Adam [the same as H1892] KJV: Abel. Root(s): H1892
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Abel
Usage: A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.4.2; son of: Adam (H0121) and Eve (H2332); brother of: Cain (H7014B) and Seth (H8352) Also named: Abel (Ἄβελ "Abel" G0006) § Abel = "breath" second son of Adam and Eve, killed by his brother Cain
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Hebel, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
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5 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
First 5 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1893.
And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?
And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1893, grouped by book.
Hebel (Strong's H1893) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Abel". Hebel (heh'-bel) n/p. 1. Hebel, the son of Adam [the same as H1892]
This page currently indexes 5 linked usages for Strong's H1893 across 1 book.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1893 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as abel. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.