Abel

[ ey-buhl; for 4 also Norwegian ah-buhl ]

noun
  1. the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Genesis 4.

  2. Sir Frederick Augustus, 1827–1902, English chemist: inventor of cordite.

  1. I. W., 1908–87, U.S. labor leader: president of the United Steelworkers of America 1965–77.

  2. Niels Hen·rik [neels hen-rik], /nils ˈhɛn rɪk/, 1802–29, Norwegian mathematician.

  3. a male given name.

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Abel

/ (ˈeɪbəl) /


noun
  1. Old Testament the second son of Adam and Eve, a shepherd, murdered by his brother Cain (Genesis 4:1–8)

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