Abel-meholah — the meaning of the Hebrew name אָבֵל מְחוֹלָה

אָבֵל מְחוֹלָה

ʼÂbêl Mᵉchôwlâh · pronounced aw-bale' mekh-o-law' · Strong's H65 · a place

Abel-meholah means meadow of dancing.

Built from

אָבֵל ʼâbêl (from, H58) — a meadow open in the lexicon ›

מְחֹלָה mᵉchôlâh (and, H4246) — a dance open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H58 and H4246; meadow of dancing; Abel-Mecholah, a place in Palestine.

First appearance

Judg 7:22 And the three hundred blew the trumpets, and the Lord set every man’s sword against his fellow, even throughout all the host: and the host fled to Beth–shittah in Zererath, and to the border of Abel–meholah, unto Tabbath. (KJV)

Every verse that names Abel-meholah

3 occurrences in 3 verses — Judges, 1 Kings

Judg 7:221Kgs 4:121Kgs 19:16

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