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Strong's #5034 - נֵבֶל

Transliteration

nâbêl

Phonetics

naw-bale'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

1286

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

to be senseless, be foolish
1. (Qal) to be foolish
2. (Piel)
  1. to regard or treat as foolish
  2. to treat with contempt
to sink or drop down, languish, wither and fall, fade
1. (Qal)
  1. to sink or drop down
  2. to fall, wither and fall, fade
  3. to droop

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 577 ‑ ἀποβάλλω (ap‑ob‑al'‑lo); 634 ‑ ἀποπίπτω (ap‑op‑ip'‑to); 641 ‑ ἀπορίπτω (ap‑or‑hrip'‑to); 2704 ‑ καταφθείρω (kat‑af‑thi'‑ro); 3822 ‑ παλαιόω (pal‑ah‑yo'‑o); 4098 ‑ πίπτω (pip'‑to, pet'‑o); 5351 ‑ φθείρω (fthi'‑ro); 5356 ‑ φθορά (fthor‑ah'); 167 ‑ ἀκαθαρσία (ak‑ath‑ar‑see'‑ah); 622 ‑ ἀπόλλυμι (ap‑ol'‑loo‑mee); 818 ‑ ἀτιμάζω (at‑im‑ad'‑zo); 868 ‑ ἀφίστημι (af‑is'‑tay‑mee);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (25)

Exodus 2

Deuteronomy 1

2 Samuel 1

Job 1

Psalms 3

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 11

Jeremiah 2

Ezekiel 1

Micah 1

Nahum 1

BSB (24)

Exodus 2

Deuteronomy 1

2 Samuel 1

Job 1

Psalms 3

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 11

Jeremiah 2

Ezekiel 1

Micah 1

Nahum 1

CSB (20)

Exodus 1

Deuteronomy 1

2 Samuel 1

Job 1

Psalms 3

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 11

Jeremiah 2

Ezekiel 1

Micah 1

Nahum 1

ESV (24)

Exodus 2

Deuteronomy 1

2 Samuel 1

Job 1

Psalms 3

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 11

Jeremiah 2

Ezekiel 1

Micah 1

Nahum 1

KJV (25)

Exodus 2

Deuteronomy 1

2 Samuel 1

Job 1

Psalms 3

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 11

Jeremiah 2

Ezekiel 1

Micah 1

Nahum 1

LEB (24)

Exodus 1

Deuteronomy 1

2 Samuel 1

Job 1

Psalms 3

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 11

Jeremiah 2

Ezekiel 1

Micah 1

Nahum 1

LSB (0)

The Legacy Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

N95 (0)

The New American Standard Bible (1995)
did not use
this Strong's Number

NAS (0)

The New American Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

NLT (0)

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

WEB (25)

Exodus 2

Deuteronomy 1

2 Samuel 1

Job 1

Psalms 3

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 11

Jeremiah 2

Ezekiel 1

Micah 1

Nahum 1

ASV (25)

also doth not wither 1

and as a fading 1

and fadeth away 2

and the fading 1

and to the fading 1

and we all do fade 1

and wither 1

cometh to nought 1

dishonoreth 1

fadeth 3

fadeth from off 1

him, and lightly esteemed 1

if thou hast done foolishly 1

sake; do not disgrace 1

shall fade 1

shall fade away 3

shall not whither 1

thou wilt surely 1

upon thee, and make thee vile 1

wear away 1

BSB (24)

and crumbles 1

and fades 1

and scorned 1

and treat you with contempt 1

and wilt 1

and withers 1

are withered 1

disgrace 1

dishonors 1

fall 2

like foliage 1

like withered 1

lose heart 2

the fading 1

to the fading 1

will fall 1

will wear yourselves out 1

will wither 1

wither 3

you have foolishly 1

CSB (20)

a fool 1

and crumbles 1

and withers 2

are withered 1

disdain 1

fading 1

foliage 1

foolish 1

heart 1

lose heart 1

out 1

scorned 1

the fading 1

will wither 1

wilt 1

with contempt 1

wither 3

ESV (24)

certainly 1

contempt 1

crumbles away 1

dishonor 1

esteemed 1

fades 2

fading 2

fall 2

falling 1

foolish 1

lost heart 2

with contempt 1

wither 3

withered 1

withers 3

yourselves out 1

KJV (25)

away 5

disgrace 1

dishonoureth 1

down 1

esteemed 1

fade 3

fadeth 3

fading 2

falling 1

foolishly 1

nought 1

off 1

surely 1

vile 1

wither 2

LEB (24)

⌊lost heart⌋ 1

also does 1

and he scoffed at 1

and the withering 2

dishonor 1

i will treat you with contempt 1

it crumbles away 1

it withers 2

like the withering of 1

lost heart 1

or like the withering 1

shall wither 1

surely you will wear out 1

they will wither 1

treats 1

wither 3

withering 1

withers 2

you have been foolish 1

LSB (0)

The Legacy Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

N95 (0)

The New American Standard Bible (1995)
did not use
this Strong's Number

NAS (0)

The New American Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

NLT (0)

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

WEB (25)

also does not wither 1

and fades away 2

and to the fading 1

and we all fade 1

and wither 1

comes to nothing 1

dishonors 1

fades 3

fades from off 1

if you have done foolishly 1

or 1

shall fade 1

shall fade away 1

shall not wither 1

the fading 1

wear away 1

will fade away 2

you will surely 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

II. נָבַל verb be senseless, foolish (Late Hebrew נְבָלָה, נַבְלוּת of immodesty; Arabic

= (per contra) be noble, distinguished,

also be gracious (Frey); Aramaic נְבַל Pa`el reject, despise, see ᵑ7 Nehemiah 3:6; Jeremiah 14:21; in derivatives as Late Hebrew); —

Qal = be foolish Proverbs 30:32 is doubted by Frankenb Toy (where see various renderings), and others, who think text corrupt. Perfect 2 masculine singular נָבַלְתָּ Proverbs 30:32 if thou hast been foolish in lifting up thyself (opposed to זַמּוֺתָ).

Pi`el Perfect 1 singular suffix consecutive וְנִבַּלְתִּיךְ Nahum 3:6; Imperfect 3 masculine singular וַיְנַבֵּל Deuteronomy 32:15; 2 masculine singular תְּנַבֵּל Jeremiah 14:21; Participle מִנַבֵּל Micah 7:6; — regard or treat as a נָבָל (q. v.), i.e. with contumely, with accusative: בֵּן מְנַבֵּל אָב Micah 7:6 son treateth father as a fool (with contumely); ׳וַיְנצוּר Deuteronomy 32:15 and he treated with contumely the Rock of his salvation (i.e. ׳י; "" נטשִׁ); ׳י subject, Nahum 3:6 I will treat thee (Nineveh) with contumely ("" וְהִשְׂלַכְתִּ֫י צָלַיִךְ שִׁקֻּצִים); Jeremiah 14:21 do not treat with contumely the throne of thy glory ("" נאץ).

נָבֵל verb sink or drop down, languish, wither and fall, fade (Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian nabâlu, destroy, Dl^{HWB 443f.} Arabic v, VIII. die; Aramaic נְבֵילָא corpse); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳נ Isaiah 40:7,8; Jeremiah 8:13; 3 feminine singular נָָֽבְלָה Isaiah 24:4 (twice in verse); Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִבּוֺל Psalm 1:3 4t. (on form compare Ges^{§ 43}, 3, R, 1, h Ol^{§ 246 e}) 2 masculine singular תִּבֹּל Exodus 18:18; 3 masculine plural יִבֹּלוּ 2 Samuel 22:46 = Psalm 18:46, יִבּוֺל֑וּן Psalm 37:2; 1 plural וַנָּ֫בֶל Isaiah 64:5 (on form compare Di and Ol^{§ 236 e}); Infinitive absolute נָבֹל Exodus 18:18; construct נְבֹל Isaiah 34:4; Participle נֹבֵל Isaiah 28:1,4; feminine נֹבֶ֫לָת absolute Isaiah 34:4; construct Isaiah 1:30; —

1 sink or drop down, from exhaustion נָבֹל תִּכֹּל Exodus 18:18 (Moses and Israel); from discouragement 2 Samuel 22:46 = Psalm 18:46 (of foreigners, foes of Israel); of mountain הַרנֹֿפֵל יִבּוֺל Job 14:18 (but נָפוֺל יִמּוֺל Lag^{Proph. Chald.} Siegf Baer, after ᵐ5, so Bu [or יִבְלֶה]; Du נָבוֺל יִכּוֺל).

2 usually fall like a leaf, or flower wither and fall, fade: כְּאֵלָה נֹבֶ֫לֶת עֶָלהָ Isaiah 1:30 like an oak falling as to it leaves (simile of people of Jerusalem); the host of heaven יִבּוֺל כִּנְבֹל עָלֶהמגֶּפֶן וּכְנֹבֶלֶת מִתְּאֵנָה Isaiah 34:4; עָלֵהוּ׳לֹא יִבּ Ezekiel 47:12 (trees in Ezekiel's vision), so figurative of good man Psalm 1:3; of Israel Jeremiah 8:13, וַנָּ֫בֶל כֶּעָלֶה Isaiah 64:5; also נָבֵל צִיץ Isaiah 40:7,8 (both "" יָבֵשׁ חָצִיר), צִיץ נֹבֵל Isaiah 28:1; compare Isaiah 28:4; of wicked ׳כְּיֶרֶק דֶּשֶׁא יִבּ Psalm 37:2: ("" כֶּחָצִיר יִמָּ֑לוּ); of devastated earth אָֽבְלָה נָָֽבְלָה הָאָרֶַץ אֻמְלְלָה נָָֽבְלָהתֵּבֵ֑ל Isaiah 24:4.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

נֵבֶל & נֶבֶל plur. נְבָלִים, נִבְלֵי m.

(1) a skin bottle, so called from its flaccidity (see נָבֵל ). LXX. twice ἀσκός. Poet. Job 38:37, “the bottles of heaven,” i.e. the clouds, a metaphor of common use in Arabic.

As it was anciently the custom to use skin bottles for carrying or keeping water, milk, wine, etc., hence this name

(2) is applied to vessels for liquids of whatever kind, vessels, pitchers, flasks. Isaiah 30:14, נֶבֶל יֹצְרִים “a potter’s pitcher.” Lamentations 4:2, נִבְלֵי חֶרֶשׂ “earthen pitchers;” compare Jeremiah 13:12, 48:12.

More fully, plur. בְּלֵי נְבָלִים vessels of the kind of pitchers, Isaiah 22:24 opp. to הָאַגָּנוֹת basons.

(3) an instrument of music. Gr. νάβλα, ναύλα (נַבְלָא), Lat. nablium, see Strabo, x. p. 471; Casaub., Athen., iv. page 175; Casaub., Ovid., A. A. iii. 327; often connected with the harp (כִּנּוֹר), Psalms 57:9, 81:3 92:4 108:3 Isaiah 5:12; Amos 5:23, 6:5 pleon. כְּלִי נֶבֶל Psalms 71:22 plur. כְּלֵי נְבָלִים 1 Chronicles 16:5. Josephus (Antiqu., vii. 12, § 3 ) describes this instrument as a species of lyre, or harp, having twelve strings, and played on with the fingers (not with a plectrum), but the Hebrew words נֶבֶל עָשׂוֹר Psalms 33:2, 144:9, appear to indicate a ten stringed nabel. Jerome says that it was triangular in form like a Δ inverted (which was the form also of the sambuca, Vitruv. vi. 1); and perhaps it took its name from this circumstance: as water vessels, or cadii (see כַּד ), had the figure of a pyramid or cone.

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List of Word Forms

וְנִבַּלְתִּ֑יךְ וַיְנַבֵּ֖ל וַנָּ֤בֶל וּכְנֹבֶ֖לֶת וינבל וכנבלת ונבל ונבלתיך יִבֹּ֑לוּ יִבּ֑וֹל יִבּ֔וֹל יִבּ֨וֹל יִבּוֹלֽוּן׃ יבול יבולון׃ יבלו כִּנְבֹ֤ל כנבל מְנַבֵּ֣ל מנבל נָ֣בֵֽל נָֽבְלָה֙ נָבְלָ֖ה נָבֵ֔ל נָבַ֥לְתָּ נָבֹ֣ל נֹבֵ֖ל נֹבֵל֙ נֹבֶ֣לֶת נבל נבלה נבלת תְּנַבֵּ֖ל תִּבֹּ֔ל תבל תנבל kin·ḇōl kinḇōl kinVol mə·nab·bêl menabBel mənabbêl nā·ḇal·tā nā·ḇə·lāh nā·ḇêl nā·ḇōl nāḇaltā nāḇêl nāḇəlāh nāḇōl naValta Navel naveLah naVol nō·ḇe·leṯ nō·ḇêl nōḇêl nōḇeleṯ noVel noVelet tə·nab·bêl tenabBel tənabbêl tib·bōl tibBol tibbōl ū·ḵə·nō·ḇe·leṯ uchenoVelet ūḵənōḇeleṯ vanNavel vaynabBel venibbalTich wan·nā·ḇel wannāḇel way·nab·bêl waynabbêl wə·nib·bal·tîḵ wənibbaltîḵ yib·bō·lū yib·bō·w·lūn yib·bō·wl yibBol yibBolu yibbōlū yibboLun yibbōwl yibbōwlūn