Gender Masculine Usage Biblical Scripts אֲבִיאֵל(Ancient Hebrew) Pronounced Pron. /ˈeɪ.bi.əl/(English) Meaning & History Means "God is my father" in Hebrew, from אָב (ʾav) meaning "father" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". This was the name of the grandfather of Saul according to the Old Testament.