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The substitution of an aleph [[א]] for the chet [[ח]] in Abel [[חבל]] creates a pun in the riddle. <ref>{{bgw| Ge 4:10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground. [{blood: Heb. bloods }] }}</ref> }} | |||
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Abel [[הנל]] was appropriately named: become vain, empty, breath, Abel. His life became vain when Cain slew him. <ref>{{bgw|Ge 4:8}} ¶ And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.</ref> | |||
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