- Original: יבל - Transliteration: Yabal - Phonetic: yaw-bawl' - 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 - Origin: the same as H2988 - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine - Strong's: the same as H2988 ; Jabal an antediluvian: - Jabal. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • Jabal, 1 Genesis 4:20