ABEL Gender: Masculine Usage: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Georgian, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek Other Scripts: აბელ (Georgian), הֶבֶל, הָבֶל (Ancient Hebrew), Αβελ (Ancient Greek) Pronounced: AY-bəl (English) Meaning & History From the Hebrew name הֶבֶל (Hevel) or הָבֶל (Havel) which meant “breath”. "By faith Abel brought God a better offering than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous, when God spoke well of his offerings. And by faith Abel still speaks, even though he is dead." – Hebrews 11:4