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Bible Lexicons

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Strong's #5039 - נְבָלָה

Transliteration

nᵉbâlâh

Phonetics

neb-aw-law'

Origin

from (H5036)

Parts of Speech

feminine noun

TWOT

1285b

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

senselessness, folly
1. disgraceful folly
  1. of immorality, profane actions
2. disgrace, contumely disgrace

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 94 ‑ ἄδικος (ad'‑ee‑kos); 458 ‑ ἀνομία (an‑om‑ee'‑ah); 809 ‑ ἀσχήμων (as‑kay'‑mone); 877 ‑ ἀφροσύνη (af‑ros‑oo'‑nay); 1135 ‑ γυνή (goo‑nay');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (13)

Genesis 1

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 1

Judges 4

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 1

Job 1

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 1

BSB (13)

Genesis 1

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 1

Judges 4

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 1

Job 1

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 1

CSB (11)

Genesis 1

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 1

Judges 4

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 1

Job 1

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 1

ESV (13)

Genesis 1

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 1

Judges 4

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 1

Job 1

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 1

KJV (13)

Genesis 1

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 1

Judges 4

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 1

Job 1

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 1

LEB (13)

Genesis 1

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 1

Judges 4

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 1

Job 1

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 1

LSB (24)

Genesis 2

Deuteronomy 2

Joshua 2

Judges 7

1 Samuel 2

2 Samuel 2

Job 1

Isaiah 4

Jeremiah 2

N95 (19)

Genesis 2

Deuteronomy 2

Joshua 2

Judges 7

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 2

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 1

NAS (21)

Genesis 2

Deuteronomy 2

Joshua 2

Judges 7

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 2

Job 1

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 1

NLT (0)

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

WEB (13)

Genesis 1

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 1

Judges 4

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 1

Job 1

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 1

ASV (13)

according to all the folly 1

and folly 2

folly 7

not this folly 1

not thou this folly 1

not with you after your folly 1

BSB (13)

a vile 1

according to your folly 1

an outrage 4

and disgraceful act 1

and folly 1

disgraceful thing 1

folly 1

foolishness 1

for the atrocity 1

outrage 1

CSB (11)

folly 1

horrible 2

outrage 4

stupidity 1

the horror 1

thing 2

ESV (13)

folly 4

outrage 2

outrageous 2

outrageous thing 4

vile thing 1

KJV (13)

folly 10

vile 1

villany 2

LEB (13)

a disgraceful thing 4

according to your folly 1

and disgraceful thing 1

and stupidity 1

disgraceful 1

disgraceful thing 2

folly 2

the disgraceful things 1

LSB (24)

act 3

acts 1

disgraceful 8

folly 2

foolishness 3

thing 3

wicked 4

N95 (19)

act 3

acts 1

disgraceful 5

folly 4

foolishly 1

foolishness 1

nonsense 1

thing 3

NAS (21)

act 1

disgraceful 4

foolishly 1

foolishness 2

nonsense 1

sin 5

stupidity 1

thing 2

vile 4

NLT (0)

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

WEB (13)

a disgraceful 1

according to all the folly 1

and folly 2

folly 6

this folly 2

with you according to your folly 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

נְבָלָה noun feminine senselessness (as shewn in disregard of moral and religious claims), especially of disgraceful sins; also disgrace; — always absolute ׳נ; —

1 disgraceful folly, especially of sins of un-chastity Judges 19:23 ( wanton deed GFM), so דְּבַרהַזּאֹת ׳הַנּ Judges 19:24,2Samuel 13:12; often בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל׳עָשָׂה נ i.e. do a thing disgraceful according to Israel's standard: Genesis 34:7 (J), Deuteronomy 22:21 (compare Dr on meaning of word; only here of woman), Judges 20:26 (+ זִמָּה), Judges 20:10; Jeremiah 29:23 (compare לֹא יֵעָשֶׂה כֵּן בְּיִשְׂרָאֵלּ 2 Samuel 13:12); also of inhospitable churlishness 1 Samuel 25:25 (see I, II. נָבָל, and especially Isaiah 32:6); of profane action Joshua 7:15 (Achan; ׳עָשָׂה נבְּיִשְׂרָאֵל); of senseless and irreligious language Isaiah 9:16 דֹּבֵר Isaiah 32:6 (יְדַבֵּר).

2 contumely, disgrace ׳עֲשׂוֺת עִמָּכֶם נ Job 42:8 (of ׳י), i.e. deal out to you disgrace, expose you and punish you as נְבָלִים (compare 2 Samuel 3:33, below נָבָל), because of your utterances about me.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

נְבָלָה f. [“adj. f. foolish, Job 2:10 ”]

(1) folly, and also its punishment. Job 42:8, לְבִלְתִּי עֲשׂוֹת עִמָּכֶם נְבָלָה “lest I inflict on you the punishment of your folly;” comp. עָשָׂה חֶסֶד עִם Genesis 24:49, 47:29.

(2) wickedness, 1 Samuel 25:25.

(3) shameful act of wickedness, as rape, incest, Judges 19:23, 24 Judges 19:24; 2 Samuel 13:12. A common phrase is עָֽשְׂתָה נְבָלָה בְיִשְׂרָאֵל, עָשָׂה Genesis 34:7; Deuteronomy 22:21; Judges 20:10 Jerem. 29:23 compare ע׳ זִמָּה וּנְבָלָה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל Judges 20:6.

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List of Word Forms

הַ֨נְּבָלָ֔ה הַנְּבָלָ֥ה הנבלה וּנְבָלָ֖ה ונבלה נְבָלָ֑ה נְבָלָ֔ה נְבָלָ֖ה נְבָלָ֜ה נְבָלָ֞ה נְבָלָ֣ה נְבָלָה֙ נבלה han·nə·ḇā·lāh hannəḇālāh hannevaLah nə·ḇā·lāh nəḇālāh nevaLah ū·nə·ḇā·lāh ūnəḇālāh unevaLah