Abel-mizraim — the meaning of the Hebrew name אָבֵל מִצְרַיִם
אָבֵל מִצְרַיִם
Abel-mizraim means meadow of Egypt.
Built from
אָבֵל ʼâbêl — a meadow open in the lexicon ›
מִצְרַיִם Mitsrayim — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt open in the lexicon ›
Strong's definition
from H58 and H4714; meadow of Egypt; Abel-Mitsrajim, a place in Palestine.
First appearance
Gen 50:11 And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, This is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians: wherefore the name of it was called Abel–mizraim, which is beyond Jordan.