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Abel

Noun CEFR B1
ˈeɪ.bl̩

Definitions

  1. The son of Adam and Eve who was killed by his brother Cain.
  2. A male given name from Hebrew.
  3. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  4. An unincorporated community in Cleburne County, Alabama, United States, named after the biblical Abel.

Equivalents

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FrançaisAbel
DeutschAbel
28 more languages
العربيةآبيلهابيل
BosanskiAbelАбел
CatalàAbel
ČeštinaÁbel
ΕλληνικάΆβελ
EestiAabel
SuomiAapeli
ʻŌlelo HawaiʻiʻAbelaʻApela
עבריתהבל
HrvatskiAbelАбел
ՀայերենԱբել
Bahasa IndonesiaHabelHabil
ItalianoAbele
日本語あべる
ქართულიაბელი
Қазақ тіліӘбіл
한국어아벨
KurdîHabîl
МакедонскиАвел
NederlandsAbel
PolskiAbel
PortuguêsAbel
РусскийАвельЭйбел
SlovenčinaÁbel
СрпскиAbelАбел
SvenskaAbel
TürkçeHabil

Examples

And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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