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ʾāvēl אָבֵל ‘mourning’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ʾāval אָבַל ‘to mourn’
Roots: אבל

ʾāvēl adj
1) mourning
 1a) for the dead
 1b) because of calamity
 1c) of rites of mourning
2) mourner (subst.)
 2a) for the dead
 2b) for calamity

Mentioned in Genesis 37:35 Isaiah 57:18, 61:2, 61:3 Psalms 35:14 Job 29:25 Lamentations 1:4 Esther 6:12

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Editorial Lead of the English section: M. Hardy (ENS, IBC).
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