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Strong's H60 אֵבֶל (ebel)

Ebel means “mourning” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G60 — agoraios (“baser sort”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H60
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 22
Books 12

Strong's H60 Quick Answer

Strong's H60 אֵבֶל (ebel) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. ebel (ay'-bel) n-m. 1. lamentation [from H56] It has 22 linked Bible usages across 12 books. Visible English usage signals include mourning and lamentation. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
ebel (ay'-bel) n-m. 1. lamentation [from H56]
Usage
22 linked usages
Books
12 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
mourning and lamentation

Meaning and Definition

ebel (ay'-bel) n-m. 1. lamentation [from H56] KJV: mourning. Root(s): H56

Original Word
אֵבֶל
Transliteration
ebel
Derivation
Root: אבל First root strongs: 56
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H60. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H60 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render ebel, 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.

mourning Genesis 27:41 19× lamentation Jeremiah 6:26

How Strong's H60 Usage Compares

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.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 22 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H60 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H60 in the Old Testament

22 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 27:41 KJV

And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.

Genesis 50:10 KJV

And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven days.

Genesis 50:11 KJV

And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, This is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians: wherefore the name of it was called Abelmizraim, which is beyond Jordan.

Usage Excerpts

First 22 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H60.

Genesis 27:41 Old Testament, KJV
And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.
Genesis 50:10 Old Testament, KJV
And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven days.
Genesis 50:11 Old Testament, KJV
And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, This is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians: wherefore the name of it was called Abelmizraim, which is beyond Jordan.
Deuteronomy 34:8 Old Testament, KJV
And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days: so the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were ended.
2 Samuel 11:27 Old Testament, KJV
And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD.
2 Samuel 14:2 Old Testament, KJV
And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:
2 Samuel 19:2 Old Testament, KJV
And the victory that day was turned into mourning unto all the people: for the people heard say that day how the king was grieved for his son.
Esther 4:3 Old Testament, KJV
And in every province, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
Esther 9:22 Old Testament, KJV
As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.
Job 30:31 Old Testament, KJV
My harp also is turned to mourning, and my organ into the voice of them that weep.
Ecclesiastes 7:2 Old Testament, KJV
It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.
Ecclesiastes 7:4 Old Testament, KJV
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
Isaiah 60:20 Old Testament, KJV
Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the LORD shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.
Isaiah 61:3 Old Testament, KJV
To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.
Jeremiah 6:26 Old Testament, KJV
O daughter of my people, gird thee with sackcloth, and wallow thyself in ashes: make thee mourning, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation: for the spoiler shall suddenly come upon us.
Jeremiah 16:7 Old Testament, KJV
Neither shall men tear themselves for them in mourning, to comfort them for the dead; neither shall men give them the cup of consolation to drink for their father or for their mother.
Jeremiah 31:13 Old Testament, KJV
Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.
Lamentations 5:15 Old Testament, KJV
The joy of our heart is ceased; our dance is turned into mourning.
Ezekiel 24:17 Old Testament, KJV
Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thy lips, and eat not the bread of men.
Amos 5:16 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore the LORD, the God of hosts, the LORD, saith thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.
Amos 8:10 Old Testament, KJV
And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning of an only son, and the end thereof as a bitter day.
Micah 1:8 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H60, grouped by book.

Genesis 3 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 3 usages, Old Testament
Esther 2 usages, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament
Amos 2 usages, Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H60 FAQ

What does ebel (אֵבֶל) mean?

Ebel (Strong's H60) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "mourning". ebel (ay'-bel) n-m. 1. lamentation [from H56]

How many times is ebel (אֵבֶל) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 22 linked usages for Strong's H60 across 12 books.

Where can I study ebel (אֵבֶל) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H60 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate ebel (אֵבֶל)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as mourning and lamentation. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.