Quick Definition
Jabal
Biblical Persons & Places
Jabal
Man living at the time before the Flood
A man living at the time before the Flood, only mentioned at Gen.4.20;
only referred to as Jabal (יָבָל);
son of Lamech and Adah;
a brother of Jubal, Tubal-cain, Naamah.
Strong's Definition
Jabal, an antediluvian
Derivation: the same as H2988 (יָבָל);
KJV Usage: Jabal.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Jabal = "stream of water"
1) the son of Lamech by Adah and brother of Jubal; described as the father of such as dwell in tents and have cattle
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
A man living at the time before the Flood, only mentioned at Gen.4.20;
son of: Lamech (H3929) and Adah (H5711);
brother of: Jubal (H3106), Tubal-cain (H8423), Naamah (H5279)
§ Jabal = "stream of water"
the son of Lamech by Adah and brother of Jubal; described as the father of such as dwell in tents and have cattle
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
יָבָל
yâbâl
BDB Definition:
Jabal = stream of water
1) the son of Lamech by Adah and brother of Jubal; described as the father of such as dwell in tents and have cattle
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: the same as H2988
Total KJV Occurrences: 1