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Lexicon :: Strong's H5038 - nᵊḇēlâ

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נְבֵלָה
Transliteration
nᵊḇēlâ
Pronunciation
neb-ay-law'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1286a

Strong’s Definitions

נְבֵלָה nᵉbêlâh, neb-ay-law'; from H5034; a flabby thing, i.e. a carcase or carrion (human or bestial, often collectively); figuratively, an idol:—(dead) body, (dead) carcase, dead of itself, which died, (beast) that (which) dieth of itself.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 48x

The KJV translates Strong's H5038 in the following manner: carcase (36x), dead body (5x), dieth of itself (4x), dead of itself (1x), died (1x), body (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 48x
The KJV translates Strong's H5038 in the following manner: carcase (36x), dead body (5x), dieth of itself (4x), dead of itself (1x), died (1x), body (1x).

  1. carcass, corpse

    1. of humans, idols, animals

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נְבֵלָה nᵉbêlâh, neb-ay-law'; from H5034; a flabby thing, i.e. a carcase or carrion (human or bestial, often collectively); figuratively, an idol:—(dead) body, (dead) carcase, dead of itself, which died, (beast) that (which) dieth of itself.
STRONGS H5038: Abbreviations
† נְבֵלָה noun feminine carcass, corpse (as inert, flabby); — נ׳ absolute 1 Kings 13:24 +; construct נִבְלַת 1 Kings 13:29 +; suffix נְבֵלָתִי Isaiah 26:19; נִבְלָֽתְךָ Deuteronomy 28:26; 1 Kings 13:22; נֵבְלָתוֺ + Josh 82:9 + 6 times; נִבְלָתָהּ Leviticus 11:39, 40 (twice in verse); נִבְלָתָם Isaiah 5:25 + 14 times; — carcass, corpse:
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a. human (not in Ezekiel, P, (H), which use פֶּגֶר); Joshua 8:29 (JE), 1 Kings 13:22, 24 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 13:25 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 13:28 (3 times in verse); 1 Kings 13:29, 30; 2 Kings 9:37; Jeremiah 26:23; Jeremiah 36:30; Deuteronomy 21:23; Deuteronomy 28:26; collective corpses Isaiah 5:25; Isaiah 26:19 (wish for restoration to life), Jeremiah 7:33; Jeremiah 9:21; Jeremiah 16:4; Jeremiah 19:7; Jeremiah 34:20; Psalm 79:2.
b. of lifeless idols, collective נִבְלַת שִׁקּוּצֵיהֶם וגו׳ Jeremiah 16:18.
2. of animals (clean and unclean, wild animals, cattle, birds and reptiles, chiefly Leviticus, Ezekiel), Deuteronomy 14:8; Leviticus 5:2 (3 times in verse); Leviticus 11:8, 11, 24, 25, 27, 28, 35, 36, 37, 38; Leviticus 17:15 (all P); נ׳ specifically = body of animal dying of itself Deuteronomy 14:21; Leviticus 7:24; Leviticus 11:39, 40 (twice in verse) (P), Leviticus 22:8 (H), Ezekiel 4:14; Ezekiel 44:31.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

5:2; 7:24; 11:8; 11:11; 11:24; 11:25; 11:27; 11:28; 11:35; 11:36; 11:37; 11:38; 11:39; 11:39; 11:40; 11:40; 17:15; 22:8

Deuteronomy

14:8; 14:21; 21:23; 28:26; 28:26

Joshua

8:29

1 Kings

13:22; 13:22; 13:24; 13:24; 13:25; 13:28; 13:29; 13:29; 13:30

2 Kings

9:37

Psalms

79:2

Isaiah

5:25; 5:25; 26:19; 26:19

Jeremiah

7:33; 9:21; 16:4; 16:18; 19:7; 26:23; 34:20; 36:30

Ezekiel

4:14; 44:31

H5038

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Strong's Number H5038 matches the Hebrew נְבֵלָה (nᵊḇēlâ),
which occurs 48 times in 41 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:2 - Or if any one touch any unclean thing, whether it be the carcass of an unclean beast, or the carcass of unclean cattle, or the carcass of unclean creeping things, and it be hidden from him, and he be unclean, then he shall be guilty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:24 - And the fat of that which dieth of itself, and the fat of that which is torn of beasts, may be used for any other service; but ye shall in no wise eat of it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:8 - Of their flesh ye shall not eat, and their carcasses ye shall not touch; they are unclean unto you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:11 - and they shall be an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, and their carcasses ye shall have in abomination.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:24 - And by these ye shall become unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcass of them shall be unclean until the even;

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:25 - and whosoever beareth aught of the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:27 - And whatsoever goeth upon its paws, among all beasts that go on all fours, they are unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcass shall be unclean until the even.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:28 - And he that beareth the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they are unclean unto you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:35 - And every thing whereupon any part of their carcass falleth shall be unclean; whether oven, or range for pots, it shall be broken in pieces: they are unclean, and shall be unclean unto you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:36

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:36 - Nevertheless a fountain or a pit wherein is a gathering of water shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcass shall be unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:37 - And if aught of their carcass fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it is clean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:38

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:38 - But if water be put upon the seed, and aught of their carcass fall thereon, it is unclean unto you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:39 - And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcass thereof shall be unclean until the even.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:40

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:40 - And he that eateth of the carcass of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: he also that beareth the carcass of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 17:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:15 - And every soul that eateth that which dieth of itself, or that which is torn of beasts, whether he be home-born or a sojourner, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 22:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:8 - That which dieth of itself, or is torn of beasts, he shall not eat, to defile himself therewith: I am Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:8 - And the swine, because he parteth the hoof but cheweth not the cud, he is unclean unto you: of their flesh ye shall not eat, and their carcasses ye shall not touch.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 14:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:21 - Ye shall not eat of anything that dieth of itself: thou mayest give it unto the sojourner that is within thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto a foreigner: for thou art a holy people unto Jehovah thy God. Thou shalt not boil a kid in its mother’s milk.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 21:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:23 - his body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt surely bury him the same day; for he that is hanged is accursed of God; that thou defile not thy land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:26 - And thy dead body shall be food unto all birds of the heavens, and unto the beasts of the earth; and there shall be none to frighten them away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 8:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:29 - And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until the eventide: and at the going down of the sun Joshua commanded, and they took his body down from the tree, and cast it at the entrance of the gate of the city, and raised thereon a great heap of stones, unto this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 13:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:22 - but camest back, and hast eaten bread and drunk water in the place of which he said to thee, Eat no bread, and drink no water; thy body shall not come unto the sepulchre of thy fathers.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 13:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:24 - And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his body was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it; the lion also stood by the body.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 13:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:25 - And, behold, men passed by, and saw the body cast in the way, and the lion standing by the body; and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 13:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:28 - And he went and found his body cast in the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the body: the lion had not eaten the body, nor torn the ass.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 13:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:29 - And the prophet took up the body of the man of God, and laid it upon the ass, and brought it back; and he came to the city of the old prophet, to mourn, and to bury him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 13:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:30 - And he laid his body in his own grave; and they mourned over him, saying, Alas, my brother!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 9:37

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:37 - and the body of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field in the portion of Jezreel, so that they shall not say, This is Jezebel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 79:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:2 -
The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be food unto the birds of the heavens,
The flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:25 - Therefore is the anger of Jehovah kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them; and the mountains tremble, and their dead bodies are as refuse in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 26:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:19 - Thy dead shall live; my dead bodies shall arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in the dust; for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast forth the dead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 7:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:33 - And the dead bodies of this people shall be food for the birds of the heavens, and for the beasts of the earth; and none shall frighten them away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 9:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:22 - Speak, Thus saith Jehovah, The dead bodies of men shall fall as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman; and none shall gather them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 16:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 16:4 - They shall die grievous deaths: they shall not be lamented, neither shall they be buried; they shall be as dung upon the face of the ground; and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their dead bodies shall be food for the birds of the heavens, and for the beasts of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 16:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 16:18 - And first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double, because they have polluted my land with the carcasses of their detestable things, and have filled mine inheritance with their abominations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 19:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:7 - And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place; and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hand of them that seek their life: and their dead bodies will I give to be food for the birds of the heavens, and for the beasts of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 26:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:23 - and they fetched forth Uriah out of Egypt, and brought him unto Jehoiakim the king, who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 34:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 34:20 - I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life; and their dead bodies shall be for food unto the birds of the heavens, and to the beasts of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 36:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:30 - Therefore thus saith Jehovah concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah: He shall have none to sit upon the throne of David; and his dead body shall be cast out in the day to the heat, and in the night to the frost.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 4:14 - Then said I, Ah Lord Jehovah! behold, my soul hath not been polluted; for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dieth of itself, or is torn of beasts; neither came there abominable flesh into my mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 44:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:31 - The priests shall not eat of anything that dieth of itself, or is torn, whether it be bird or beast.
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