Lexicon :: Strong's H61 - 'ăḇāl

אֲבָל

Transliteration

'ăḇāl

Pronunciation

ab-awl'

Part of Speech

adverb

Root Word (Etymology)

Apparently from אָבַל (H56) through the idea of negation

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 8

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

אֲבָל ʼăbâl, ab-awl'; apparently from H56 through the idea of negation; nay, i.e. truly or yet:—but, indeed, nevertheless, verily.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's H61 in the following manner: but (4x), verily (3x), indeed (2x), nevertheless (2x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

truly, verily, surely
but, however, howbeit
contrariwise, nay rather (neg.)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

אֲבָל ʼăbâl, ab-awl'; apparently from H56 through the idea of negation; nay, i.e. truly or yet:—but, indeed, nevertheless, verily.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon

STRONGS H61: Abbreviations

† אֲבָל adverb

1. in older Hebrew with an asseverative force, verily, of a truth Genesis 42:21; 2 Samuel 14:5; 1 Kings 1:43; 2 Kings 4:14, with a slight adversative force, nay, but Genesis 17:19 (P).

2. in late Hebrew as a decided adversative, howbeit, but Daniel 10:7, 21; Ezra 10:13; 2 Chronicles 1:4; 19:3; 33:17 (compare Arabic بَلْ of a truth, sometimes, from the context, nay rather Qor 2:82; 2:94; 2:110; 2:129; 2:149; 2:165; 2:261; 3:143; 4:52 etc.).

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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

17:19; 42:21

2 Samuel

14:5

1 Kings

1:43

2 Kings

4:14

2 Chronicles

1:4; 19:3; 33:17

Ezra

10:13

Daniel

10:7; 10:21

Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV

Strong's Number H61 matches the Hebrew אֲבָל ('ăḇāl),
which occurs 11 times in 11 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Gen 42:21 - And they said H559 one H376 to another,H251 We are verily^H61 guilty H818 concerning our brother,H251 in that H834 we saw H7200 the anguish H6869 of his soul,H5315 when he besought H2603 us, and we would not hear;H8085 therefore is this distress H6869 come H935 upon us.

2Sa 14:5 - And the king H4428 said H559 unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered,H559 I am indeed^H61 a widow H490 woman,H802 and mine husband H376 is dead.H4191

1Ki 1:43 - And Jonathan H3129 answered H6030 and said H559 to Adonijah,H138 Verily^H61 our lord H113 king H4428 David H1732 hath made Solomon H8010 king.H4427

2Ki 4:14 - And he said,H559 What then is to be done H6213 for her? And Gehazi H1522 answered,H559 Verily^H61 she hath no child,H1121 and her husband H376 is old.H2204

2Ch 1:4 - But^H61 the ark H727 of God H430 had David H1732 brought up H5927 from Kirjathjearim H7157 to the place which David H1732 had prepared H3559 for it: for he had pitched H5186 a tent H168 for it at Jerusalem.H3389

2Ch 19:3 - Nevertheless^H61 there are good H2896 things H1697 found H4672 in thee, in that thou hast taken away H1197 the groves H842 out of the land,H776 and hast prepared H3559 thine heart H3824 to seek H1875 God.H430

2Ch 33:17 - Nevertheless^H61 the people H5971 did sacrifice H2076 still in the high places,H1116 yet unto the LORD H3068 their God H430 only.

Ezr 10:13 - But^H61 the people H5971 are many,H7227 and it is a time H6256 of much rain,H1653 and we are not able H3581 to stand H5975 without,H2351 neither is this a work H4399 of one H259 day H3117 or two:H8147 for we are many H7235 that have transgressed H6586 in this thing.H1697

Dan 10:7 - And I Daniel H1840 alone saw H7200 the vision:H4759 for the men H582 that were with me saw H7200 not the vision;H4759 but^H61 a great H1419 quaking H2731 fell H5307 upon them, so that they fled H1272 to hide H2244 themselves.

Dan 10:21 - But^H61 I will shew H5046 thee that which is noted H7559 in the scripture H3791 of truth:H571 and there is none H259 that holdeth H2388 with me in these things, but Michael H4317 your prince.H8269