H0065 H0065
Abel-meholah; place name meaning 'meadow of dancing' or 'meadow of the dance'
This Hebrew place name identifies a town in northern Israel, likely in the Jordan Valley. The name means 'meadow of dancing' or 'meadow of the dance.' Abel-meholah appears in Judges 7:22 as a landmark in the Midianites' flight from Gideon. In 1 Kings 4:12, it falls within Solomon's administrative district under Baana. Most significantly, 1 Kings 19:16 identifies Abel-meholah as the hometown of Elisha son of Shaphat, whom Elijah was commanded to anoint as his prophetic successor. The town's location in fertile Jordan Valley land suited both its name (meadow) and its prominence in Israel's administrative geography.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Translations consistently preserve the place name: English 'Abel-meholah, Abel-Meholah,' Spanish 'Abel-Mejolah, Avel-Mejolah,' French 'Abel-Meholah, Abel-meholah,' German similar forms. Judges 7:22 uses it as a geographical marker for the Midianite retreat. 1 Kings 4:12 places it within Solomon's district system. 1 Kings 19:16 identifies it as Elisha's home, giving the otherwise obscure town lasting biblical significance—it produced one of Israel's greatest prophets. The 'meadow' element suggests agricultural prosperity in the region. 3×
AR["آبَلَ-مَحُولَةَ", "آبِيل-مَحُولَة", "مِنْ-آبَل-مَحولَة"]·ben["আবেল-মহোলা", "আবেল-মহোলার"]·DE["Abel-Meholah", "Abel-meholah", "von-Avel-Meholah"]·EN["Abel-Meholah", "Abel-meholah", "from-Avel-Meholah"]·FR["Abel-Meholah", "Abel-meholah", "de-Avel-Meholah"]·heb["אבל מחולה", "מ-אבל-מחולה"]·HI["आबेल-मखोलाह", "आबेल-महोला-से", "आबेल-महोलाह-के"]·ID["Abel-Mehola", "dari-Abel-Mehola"]·IT["Abel-Meholah", "Abel-meholah", "da-Avel-Meholah"]·jav["Abèl-Mèhola", "Abèl-Méhola", "saking-Abèl-Méhola"]·KO["아벨-메홀라", "아벨-메홀라에서", "아벨-밀홀라까지"]·PT["'Avel-Meholah", "de-'Avel-Mecholah"]·RU["Авел-Мехолы", "из-Авел-Мехолы"]·ES["Abel-Mejolah", "Avel-Mejolah", "de-Abel-Mejola"]·SW["Abeli-Mehola", "hadi", "kutoka-Abeli-Mehola"]·TR["Avel-Mehola", "Avel-Mehola'dan"]·urd["آبل-محولہ", "آبیل-محولہ", "آبیل-محولہ-سے"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† II. אָבֵל n.f. 1. meadow (?) 1 S 6:18 MT but read אֶבֶן cf. v 14, 15 𝔊 𝔖 We Dr. 2. n.pr.loc. city in N. Isr. 2 S 20:18, near Beth Maacah v 14 = אָבֵל בֵּית מַעֲכָה v 15 (so also v 14 Ew Th We Klo Dr), 1 K 15:20 2 K 15:29; = א׳ מַיִם 2 Ch 16:4 (= Abil el Ḳamḥ. wheat-meadow NW. of Dan & S. of Mutulleh RobBR III, 372). 3. אָבֵל הַשִּׁטִּים n.pr.loc. (= acacia-meadow) in lowlands of Moab Nu…