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Thursday, November 21st, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33

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Bible Lexicons

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Strong's #5036 - נָבָל

Transliteration

nâbâl

Phonetics

nah-vahl

Origin

from (H5034)

Parts of Speech

adjective

TWOT

1285a

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

foolish, senseless, fool

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 521 ‑ ἀπαίδευτος (ap‑ah'ee‑dyoo‑tos); 801 ‑ ἀσύνετος (as‑oon'‑ay‑tos); 878 ‑ ἄφρων (af'‑rone); 3474 ‑ μωρός (mo‑ros');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (16)

Deuteronomy 2

2 Samuel 2

Job 2

Psalms 3

Proverbs 3

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 1

Ezekiel 1

BSB (18)

Deuteronomy 2

2 Samuel 2

Job 2

Psalms 5

Proverbs 3

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 1

Ezekiel 1

CSB (17)

Deuteronomy 2

2 Samuel 2

Job 2

Psalms 5

Proverbs 3

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 1

Ezekiel 1

ESV (17)

Deuteronomy 2

2 Samuel 2

Job 2

Psalms 5

Proverbs 3

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 1

Ezekiel 1

KJV (18)

Deuteronomy 2

2 Samuel 2

Job 2

Psalms 5

Proverbs 3

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 1

Ezekiel 1

LEB (17)

Deuteronomy 2

2 Samuel 2

Job 1

Psalms 5

Proverbs 3

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 1

Ezekiel 1

LSB (35)

Deuteronomy 3

2 Samuel 4

Job 4

Psalms 10

Proverbs 6

Isaiah 4

Jeremiah 2

Ezekiel 2

N95 (13)

Deuteronomy 2

2 Samuel 2

Job 2

Proverbs 3

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 1

Ezekiel 1

NAS (20)

Deuteronomy 2

2 Samuel 2

Job 3

Psalms 6

Proverbs 3

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 1

Ezekiel 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (18)

Deuteronomy 2

2 Samuel 2

Job 2

Psalms 5

Proverbs 3

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 1

Ezekiel 1

ASV (16)

and a fool 1

and that a foolish 1

as a fool 1

for the fool 1

he shall be a fool 1

how the foolish man 1

not a fool 1

o foolish 1

of a fool 1

of fools 1

of the foolish 1

of the foolish women 1

of the fools 1

the fool 1

unto the foolish 1

with a foolish 1

BSB (18)

a fool 3

a senseless 1

foolish woman 1

for a fool 1

how a foolish 1

o foolish 1

of a fool 2

of fools 1

of the fools 1

the fool 4

the foolish 1

without understanding 1

CSB (17)

a fool 1

a fool's lips 1

as a fool 1

fool 5

foolish 4

fools 1

of a fool 1

of fools 1

the foolish 1

the immoral 1

ESV (17)

fool 10

foolish 5

foolish women 1

outrageous fools 1

KJV (18)

fool 7

foolish 5

fools 2

man 1

person 2

women 1

LEB (17)

a fool 6

and a fool 1

and foolish 1

foolish 1

like one of the foolish 1

the fool 3

the foolish 2

the fools 1

with a foolish 1

LSB (35)

fool 11

foolish 5

fools 1

wicked 13

wickedly 4

women 1

N95 (13)

fool 7

foolish 4

fools 1

women 1

NAS (20)

fool 9

foolish 7

fools 1

person 1

women 1

worthless 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (18)

a fool 1

as a fool 1

foolish 2

for a fool 1

for the fool 1

he shall be a fool 1

how the foolish man 1

of a fool 1

of fools 1

of the foolish 1

of the foolish women 1

of the fools 1

the fool 3

to the foolish 1

with a foolish 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2369) l b n (נבל NBL) AC: Flow CO: ? AB: ?: [from: lb]

V) l b n (נבל NBL) - Fail: To wear out or fade away. KJV (25): (vf: Paal, Piel) fall, esteem, foolishly, nought, vile - Strongs: H5034 (נֵבֶל)

N^m) l b n (נבל NBL) - I. Pitcher:For flowing of liquids. II. Fool:In the sense of fading away. III. Nevel:A musical instrument in the sense of flowing music. KJV (56): psalteries, bottle, viol, flagon, pitcher, vessel, fool, foolish, vile - Strongs: H5035 (נֵבֶל), H5036 (נָבָל)

N^f1) e l b n (נבלה NBLH) - I. Carcass:As a flowing away of life. II. Folly:In the sense of fading away. KJV (61): carcass, die, dead, body - Strongs: H5038 (נְבֵלָה), H5039 (נְבָלָה)

N^f4) t f l b n (נבלות NBLWT) - Vagina: In the sense of flowing. KJV (1): lewdness - Strongs: H5040 (נַבְלוּת)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

I. נָבָל adjective foolish, senseless, especially of the man who has no perception of ethical and religious claims, and with collateral idea of ignoble, disgraceful; — absolute ׳נ 2 Samuel 3:33 14t.; masculine plural נְבָלִים 2 Samuel 13:13; Ezekiel 13:3 (ᵐ5 Co מִלִּבָּם); feminine plural נְבָלוֺת Job 2:10; — senseless, especially of religious and moral insensibility: ׳עַם נ Deuteronomy 32:6 (of Israel, unappreciative of J.'s benefits; opposed to חָכָם), so of heathen nation Psalm 74:18 (blaspheming name of ׳י), ׳גּוֺי נ Deuteronomy 32:21 ("" לֹא עָם); ׳הַנְּבִאִים הַנּ Ezekiel 13:3 (si vera lectio, see above); elsewhere as substantive (impious and presumptuous) fool, Isaiah 32:5 (opposed to נָדִיב noble-minded), characterized as at once irreligious and churlish, Isaiah 32:6; denying God Psalm 14:1 = Psalm 53:2; insulting God Psalm 74:22, and God's servant Psalm 39:9; Proverbs 17:7 arrogant speech becometh not the (impious and presumptuous) fool (whose faults it only makes the more conspicuous), much less do lying lips him that this is noble (נדיב), Proverbs 17:21 ("" כְּסִיל), Proverbs 30:22 ונבל כי ישׂבע לחם (one of the things under which the earth trembles), בְּנֵי נָבָל Job 30:8i.e. ignoble men ("" בְּנֵי בְלִישֵֿׁם); as one who might be expected to have a contumelious end, ימות אבנר׳הַכְּמוֺת נ 2 Samuel 3:33 was Abner (destined) to die, as a ׳נ dieth ? of the man who amasses riches unjustly ובאחריתו יהיה נבל Jeremiah 17:11i.e. will prove himself to be a ׳נ; as acting immorally (with collateral idea of disgracefully) 2 Samuel 13:13 ואתה תהיה כְּאַחַדהַנְּבָלִים בישׂראל (compare נְבָלָה); feminine only in כְּדַבֵּר אַחַתהַנְּבָלוֺת Job 2:10 (of Job's wife). compare Dr^{Deuteronomy 22:21. 32,6. 15.21}; Psalt. 457.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

נָבָל fem. נְבָלָה adj.

(1) stupid, foolish, Proverbs 17:7, 21 Proverbs 17:21; Jeremiah 17:11. More often

(2) impious, abandoned, wicked (comp. אֱוִיל), 1 Samuel 25:25; 2 Samuel 3:33 specially impious, ungodly. Job 2:10; Psalms 14:1, 53:2, אָמַר נָבָל בְּלִבּוֹ אֵין אֱלֹהִים “the fool saith in his heart, there is no God.” The Arabs use with the same extent of signification the word كافر.

(3) [Nabal], pr.n. m. 1 Samuel 25:3, seq.

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List of Word Forms

הַנְּבָלִ֑ים הַנְּבָלִ֖ים הַנְּבָלוֹת֙ הנבלות הנבלים וְ֝נָבָ֗ל ונבל לְנָבָ֖ל לְנָבָ֣ל לנבל נָ֝בָ֗ל נָ֭בָל נָבָ֖ל נָבָ֣ל נָבָֽל׃ נָבָל֙ נבל נבל׃ han·nə·ḇā·lîm han·nə·ḇā·lō·wṯ hannəḇālîm hannəḇālōwṯ hannevaLim hannevalOt lə·nā·ḇāl lənāḇāl lenaVal nā·ḇāl nāḇāl naVal Navol venaVal wə·nā·ḇāl wənāḇāl