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Lexicon :: Strong's H5036 - nāḇāl

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נָבָל
Transliteration
nāḇāl
Pronunciation
naw-bawl'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1285a

Strong’s Definitions

נָבָל nâbâl, naw-bawl'; from H5034; stupid; wicked (especially impious):—fool(-ish, -ish man, -ish woman), vile person.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x

The KJV translates Strong's H5036 in the following manner: fool (9x), foolish (5x), vile person (2x), foolish man (1x), foolish women (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x
The KJV translates Strong's H5036 in the following manner: fool (9x), foolish (5x), vile person (2x), foolish man (1x), foolish women (1x).

  1. foolish, senseless, fool

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נָבָל nâbâl, naw-bawl'; from H5034; stupid; wicked (especially impious):—fool(-ish, -ish man, -ish woman), vile person.
STRONGS H5036: Abbreviations
† 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 + 14 times; masculine plural נְבָלִים 2 Samuel 13:13; Ezekiel 13:3 (Greek Version of the LXX 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 30:8 i.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 17:11 i.e. will prove himself to be a נ׳; as acting immorally (with collateral idea of disgracefully) 2 Samuel 13:13 ואתה תהיה כְּאַחַד הַנְּבָלִים בישׂראל (compare נְבָלָה); feminine only in כְּדַבֵּר אַחַת הַנְּבָלוֺת Job 2:10 (of Job's wife). compare DrDeuteronomy 22:21. 32, 6. 15.21; Psalt. 457.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

22:6; 22:15; 22:21; 22:21; 32:6; 32:21

2 Samuel

3:33; 3:33; 13:13; 13:13

Job

2:10; 2:10; 30:8

Psalms

14:1; 39:9; 53:2; 74:18; 74:22

Proverbs

17:7; 17:21; 30:22

Isaiah

32:5; 32:6

Jeremiah

17:11

Ezekiel

13:3; 13:3

H5036

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5036 matches the Hebrew נָבָל (nāḇāl),
which occurs 18 times in 18 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:6 -

“Is this what you do to the LORD,

You foolish H5036 and unwise people?

Is He not your Father who has purchased you?

He has made you and established you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:21 -

‘They have made Me jealous with what is not God;

They have provoked Me to anger with their [fn]idols.

So I will make them jealous with those who are not a people;

I will provoke them to anger with a foolish H5036 nation,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 3:33

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:33 - And the king sang a song of mourning for Abner and said,

“Should Abner die as a fool H5036 dies?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:13 - “As for me, where could I [fn]get rid of my shame? And as for you, you will be like one of the [fn]fools H5036 in Israel. Now then, please speak to the king, for he will not [fn]withhold me from you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:10 - But he said to her, “You are speaking as one of the foolish H5036 women H5036 speaks. Shall we actually accept good from God but not accept adversity?” Despite all this, Job did not sin with his lips.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:8 -

“Worthless H5036 [fn]fellows, even [fn]those without a name,

They were cast out from the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 14:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:1 -

For the music director. A Psalm of David.

The fool H5036 has said in his heart, “There is no God.”

They are corrupt, they have committed detestable acts;

There is no one who does good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 39:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:8 -

“Save me from all my wrongdoings;

Do not make me an object of reproach for the foolish H5036.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 53:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 53:1 -

For the music director; according to [fn]Mahalath. A [fn]Maskil of David.

The fool H5036 has said in his heart, “There is no God.”

They are corrupt, and have committed abominable injustice;

There is no one who does good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 74:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:18 -

Remember this, [fn]LORD, that the enemy has taunted You,

And a foolish H5036 people has treated Your name disrespectfully.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 74:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:22 -

Arise, God, and plead Your own cause;

Remember [fn]how the foolish H5036 person H5036 taunts You all day long.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:7 -

[fn]Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool H5036,

Much less are lying lips to a prince.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:21 -

He who fathers a fool does so to his sorrow,

And the father of a fool H5036 has no joy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:22 -

Under a slave when he becomes king,

And a fool H5036 when he is satisfied with food,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 32:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:5 -

No longer will the fool H5036 be called noble,

Or the rogue be spoken of as generous.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 32:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:6 -

For a fool H5036 speaks nonsense,

And his heart [fn]inclines toward wickedness:

To practice ungodliness and to speak error against the LORD,

To [fn]keep the hungry person unsatisfied

And [fn]to withhold drink from the thirsty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 17:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:11 -

“As a partridge that hatches eggs which it has not laid,

So is a person who makes a fortune, but unjustly;

In the middle of his days it will abandon him,

And in [fn]the end he will be a fool H5036.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:3 - ‘This is what the Lord [fn]GOD says: “Woe to the foolish H5036 prophets who are following their own spirit and have seen nothing!
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