Abel

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈeɪbəl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respellingbəl; for 4 also Norw. äbəl)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
A•bel  bəl; for 4 also Norw. äbəl),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biblethe second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
  2. Biographical Sir Frederick Augustus, 1827–1902, English chemist: inventor of cordite.
  3. Biographical I. W., 1908–87, U.S. labor leader: president of the United Steelworkers of America 1965–77.
  4. Niels Hen•rik  (nēls henrik),USA pronunciation 1802–29, Norwegian mathematician.
  5. a male given name.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Abel / ˈeɪbəl/
  1. the second son of Adam and Eve, a shepherd, murdered by his brother Cain (Genesis 4:1–8)
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