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Genesis 50:11 (GN)

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11 When the citizens of Canaan saw those people mourning at Atad, they said, "What a solemn ceremony of mourning the Egyptians are holding!" That is why the place was named Abel Mizraim.

Definition(s):
Abel (Eh-bel): vanity; breath; vapor
Abel (Eh-bel): a city; mourning
Canaan (Keh-nan): merchant; trader; or that humbles and subdues
Canaan (Keh-na-an): merchant; trader; or that humbles and subdues