Abel

[ey-buhl, ah-buhl]

noun

1. (in the Bible) the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain.

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

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

4. Niels Henrik 1802–29, Norwegian mathematician.

5. a first name.

Abel

/ ˈeɪbəl /

noun

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

Example Sentences

The squash, cherimoya and mamey incongruously piled in the lower right corner recall the “strange fruit” of the mournful Abel Meeropol lynching song.

From Los Angeles Times

Deputies have located 32-year-old Axel Abel Trevino, who officials said was a person of interest in the slayings of three people discovered in two separate vehicles on Sunday afternoon.

From Los Angeles Times

Now it’s sending him off to Valhalla, wherever that takes Abel Tesfaye.

From Los Angeles Times

The blast, on the second day of the high-school finals on Wednesday, occurred at an electricity transformer, said Abel Assaye from the Bangui community hospital.

From BBC

Abel Ferreira hesitated for a second, insisted he wouldn't say what he had in his mind, but then - in a rare moment of full disclosure when it comes to young talents - he opened up.

From BBC