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*** v¹⁵ (so also v¹⁴ Ew Th We Klo Dr), 1 K 15²⁰ 2 K 15²⁹; = * 2 Ch 16⁴ (= Abil el Ḳamḥ, wheat-meadow NW. of Dan & S. of Mutulleh Rob^{BR III.372}). 3. ** n.pr.loc. (= acacia-meadow) in lowlands of Moab Nu 33⁴⁹; = * Nu 25¹ Mi 6⁵ (=Tel Kefrein (?) Tristr & Merrill ^{PESoc. 4th Statement, 89}). 4. ** n.pr.loc. (= vineyard-meadow) in Ammon Ju 11³³ (v. Euseb. Ἀβελαμπελων). 5. ** n.pr.loc. (= dance-meadow) Ju 7²² 1 K 4¹²; Elisha's birthplace 19¹⁶ (v. Euseb. Ἀβελμαελαι). 6. ** n.pr.loc. (= meadow of Egypt, i.e. fertile as Egypt ?) E. of Jordan Gn 50¹¹ (where interpr. as if **, so G V; v. Di).

†אֲבׇל adv. 1. in older Heb. with an asservative force, verily, of a truth Gn 42²¹ 2 S 14⁵ 1 K 1⁴³ 2 K 4¹⁴, with a slight advers. force, nay, but Gn 17¹⁹ (P). 2. in late Heb. as a decided adversative, howbeit, but Dn 10^7.21 Ezr 10¹³ 2 Ch 1⁴ 19³ 33¹⁷ (cf. Ar. بَلْ‎ of a truth, sometimes, from the context, nay rather Qor 2^{82.94.110.129.149.165.261} 3¹⁴³ 4⁵² etc.)

III. אבל (cf. Ar. أَبِلٌ‎ able to manage camels, fr. إبِلٌ‎, coll., Sab. * camel DHM^{ZMG 1883,329}).

†אוֹבִיל n.pr.m. (? camel-driver), overseer of David's camels 1 Ch 27³⁰.

אֻבִל, אוּבָל v. יבל.

אֶבֶן₂₇₄ n.f. ^{Gn 29,2} (m.^1 S 17,40?) stone (As. abnu, = the sharp, projecting ? v. Dl^W,Pr107; Ph. *; Aram. *, ܐܰܒܢܳܐ‎; Eth. እብን፡ Sab. [אבנ[ם] DHM^{ZMG 1863,511})—* abs. Gn 28²² + ; * 11³ + ; cstr. 49²⁴ + ; sf. * 2 K 3²⁵; * Gn 31⁴⁶ + , etc.;—a stone (large or small). 1. in natural state, used as pillow Gn 28^11.18 (E); seat Ex 17¹² (E); cover of well Gn 29^2.3.3.8.10 (J); causing one to stumble Is 8¹⁴; marring good ground 2 K 3^19.25; hand-missile Ex 21¹⁸ (JE) Nu 35^17.23 (P) 2 S 16^6.13, esp. in judicial stoning, with vb. * Lv 20^2.27 24²² Nu 14¹⁰ 15^35.36 Jos 7²⁵ⁿ (all P), so also Dt 21²¹ 2 Ch 24²¹ Ez 16⁴⁰ 23⁴⁷; cf. 1 K 12¹⁸ = 2 Ch 10¹⁸; with vb. * Dt 13¹¹ 17⁵ 22^21.24 1 K 21¹⁸; also Jos 7^25b (JE or D) ; sling-stones Ju 20¹⁶ 1 S 17^40.49.49.50 2 Ch 26¹⁴; hurled by engines 2 Ch 26¹⁵; set up for inscribing law Dt 27^2.4.8 Jos 8³² (all D) ; as memorial Jos 4^{3.5.6.7.8.9.20.21} (JED) 1 S 7¹²; as sacred pillar (*) Gn 28¹⁹ 35¹⁴ (anointed with oil), 28³² (= *) cf. * (*) * Gn 49²⁴ (v. Di); as witness 31⁴⁵ cf. Jos 24^24.27 (all JE); pl. gathered into heap (*) over dead, Jos 7²⁶ (v. Di) 8²⁶ cf. 10^18.27 (JE) 2 S 18¹⁷; * on which meal was eaten, in a compact Gn 31^46.46 (JE); built into altar Ex 20²⁵ Dt 27^5.6 (JED) Jos 8³¹ 1 K 18^51.32.38; cf. 2 K 23¹⁵ G Klo (for *); of figured stone (forbidden) ** Lv 26¹ (H); ** where ark rested 1 S 6^14.15 also v¹⁸ (MT * q.v.); (v. for other note-worthy stones 9. infr.) 2. stone, as material, of tablets Ex 24¹² 31¹⁸ 34¹ (pI.) v ^4.4 (JE) Dt 4¹³ 5¹⁹ 9^9.10.11 10^1.3; of vessels, hence prob. Ex 7¹⁹ (P; *=vessels of stone ‖ *) v. Di; idols (‖ *) Dt 4²⁸ 28^56.64 29¹⁶ 2 K 19¹⁸ = Is 37¹⁹; also Je 3⁹ Ez 20³²; pavement 2 K 16¹⁷; edifice 1 K 6⁷ cf. Gn 11³; also 2 S 5¹¹ 2 K 12¹³ 1 Ch 22¹⁵; oft. pl. of (worked) stones Lv 14^{40.42.42.43.45} (P ; in wall of house) 2 K 22⁶ + , cf. of city­-wall Ne 3³⁵; of (ruined) city 1 K 15²² Ne 3³⁴; tomb Is 14¹⁹; ** (costly building-stones) 1 K 5³¹ 7^9.10.11 (v. also sub 3) ; ** = marble (v. G) 1 Ch 29²; ** = hewn stones 1 K 5³¹ 1 Ch 22² Ez 40⁴² (for altar-­tables), —cf. *; ** 2 K 12¹³ 22⁶ 2 Ch 34¹¹; foundation-stone, corner-stone Is 28¹⁶ Je 51²⁵ Jb 38⁶ ψ 118²²; cap-stone, completing the building, ** Zc 4⁷ (but v. ** ψ 118²² as above), Zc 3⁹ upon one stone seven eyes, prob. refers to this cap- or head-stone; the eyes are symbol of God's watchfulness; perhaps explaining cup-stones found in Orient, v. Guthe^{ZPV 1890, 129}; stone-cutters ** 2 S 5¹¹ 1 Ch 22¹⁵; ** 2 K 12¹³ cf. 1 Ch 22². 3. precious stone, gen. with modifying word ** coll. 2 S 12³⁰ 1 K 10² + oft. (v. 2); ** Gn 2¹² (J) cf. Ex 25⁷ 28⁹ 35^9.27 39⁶ (P) 1 Ch 29²; ** Ex 25⁷ 35^9.27 cf. 1 Ch 29²; ** Ez 1²⁶ 10¹; ** Is 54¹²; ** ib.; *** 1 Ch 29²; ** Pr 17⁸; on ** (stones of fire) Ez 28^14.16 as precious stones = As. aban išâti (?) v. Dl^Pa113 & ^W40; but Sm al. thunderbolts; also without distinctive modifier Ex 25⁷ 35⁹; ** engraver in stone Ex 28¹¹ cf. 31⁵ 35³³ (P). †4. stones containing metal, = ore, Dt 8⁹ (v. Di) Jb 28² cf. v³. †5. a weight, as orig. stone (v. Pr 27⁸ cf. Eng. weight stone = 14 lb) * Pr 16¹¹ (cf. As. Dl^W38) ; ** 2 S 14²⁶ (i.e. acc. to royal standard ; cf. COT ^{Gn 23,16}) ; ** Dt 25¹³ Pr 20^10.23 (i.e. different weights, for dishonest use) ; *** Mi 6¹¹; just weights * Lv 19⁸⁶; ** Pr 11¹; hence also heavy mass of metal (lead) Zc 5⁸. †6. plummet Is 34¹¹ (stones of devastation, or emptiness, cf. on sense 2 K 21¹⁸ Am 7^7.8); also made of metal ** Zc 4¹⁰ (conversely plummet fr. plumbum). †7. objects like stones; partic. hail, explicitly, ** Jos 10¹¹ cf. Is 30⁸⁰; ** Ez 13^11.18 38²²; but also *