- Original: אביאל - Transliteration: 'Abiy'el - Phonetic: ab-ee-ale' - Definition: Abiel = El (God) is (my) father 1. Saul's grandfather - Origin: from H1 and H410 - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine - Strong's: From H1 and H410 ; father (that is possessor) of God; Abiel the name of two Israelites: - Abiel. Total KJV Occurrences: 3 • Abiel, 3 1 Samuel 9:1; 1 Samuel 14:51; 1 Chronicles 11:32