How to Pronounce Jabal
JAY-bal Japheth: JAH-feth
Jabal is pronounced JAY-bal Japheth: JAH-feth (ˈdʒeɪbəl): three syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: JAY-buhl.
What does Jabal mean?
Jabal means “which glides away”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Jabal?
A stream, a descendant of Cain, and brother of Jubal; “the father of such as dwell in tents and have cattle” (Gen. 4:20). This description indicates that he led a wandering life.
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
Also pronounced
JAY-buhl
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