- Original: אבל
- Transliteration: 'abal
- Phonetic: ab-awl'
- Definition:
1. truly, verily, surely
2. but, however, howbeit
3. contrariwise, nay rather (neg.)
- Origin: apparently from H56 through the idea of negation
- TWOT entry: 8
- Part(s) of speech: Adverb
- Strong's: Apparently from H56 through the idea of negation;
nay that is truly or yet: - but indeed nevertheless verily.
Total KJV Occurrences: 11
• but, 4
2 Chronicles 1:4; Ezra 10:13; Daniel 10:7; Daniel 10:21
• indeed, 2
Genesis 17:19; 2 Samuel 14:5
• Nevertheless, 2
2 Chronicles 19:3; 2 Chronicles 33:17
• verily, 3
Genesis 42:21; 1 Kings 1:43; 2 Kings 4:14