אֲבֵלִ֣ים
𐤀𐤁𐤋𐤉𐤌
ʼâbêl
mourners
A mourner or one engaged in mourning; relates to the experience and practice of lamentation due to death or calamity. The term can refer to an individual in the midst of ritualized mourning, to the act of mourning itself, or to the emotional state associated with loss. It is often used to describe participants in mourning rites and, by extension, the period or state of bereavement.
Job 29:25 · Word #9
Lexicon H57
| Lemma | אָבֵל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤁𐤋 |
| Transliteration | ʼâbêl |
| Strong's | H57 |
| Definition | A mourner or one engaged in mourning; relates to the experience and practice of lamentation due to death or calamity. The term can refer to an individual in the midst of ritualized mourning, to the act of mourning itself, or to the emotional state associated with loss. It is often used to describe participants in mourning rites and, by extension, the period or state of bereavement. |
Morphology HAampa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | A — Adjective — Describes a noun |
| Subtype | a — Adjective — Adjective |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | mourners |
SIBI-P1 Translation H57-02
mourning ones
| Morphological Notes | Masculine plural absolute participial adjective functioning substantivally. |
| Rendering Rationale | The term is a masculine plural participial form from the root אבל, denoting those who are actively engaged in mourning. "Mourning ones" preserves the participial force and plural morphology while remaining faithful to the root meaning. |
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