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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 BoxLev 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:2 - That soul which shall touch any unclean thing, or carcase, or that which is unclean being taken of beasts, or the dead bodies of abominable reptiles which are unclean, or carcases of unclean cattle,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:24 - And the fat of such animals as have died of themselves, or have been seized of beasts, may be employed for any work; but it shall not be eaten for food.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:8 - Ye shall not eat of their flesh, and ye shall not touch their carcases; these are unclean to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:11 - Ye shall not eat of their flesh, and ye shall abhor their carcases.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:24 - And by these ye shall be defiled; every one that touches their carcases shall be unclean till the evening.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:25 - And every one that takes of their dead bodies shall wash his garments, and shall be unclean till the evening.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:27 - And every one among all the wild beasts that moves upon its fore feet, which goes on all four, is unclean to you; every one that touches their dead bodies shall be unclean till evening.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:28 - And he that takes of their dead bodies shall wash his garments, and shall be unclean till evening: these are unclean to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:35 - And every thing on which there shall fall of their dead bodies shall be unclean; ovens and stands for jars shall be broken down: these are unclean, and they shall be unclean to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:36

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:36 - Only if the water be of fountains of water, or a pool, or confluence of water, it shall be clean; but he that touches their carcases shall be unclean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:37 - And if one of their carcases should fall upon any sowing seed which shall be sown, it shall be clean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:38

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:38 - But if water be poured on any seed, and one of their dead bodies fall upon it, it is unclean to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:39 - And if one of the cattle die, which it is lawful for you to eat, he that touches their carcases shall be unclean till evening.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:40

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:40 - And he that eats of their carcases shall wash his garments, and be unclean till evening; and he that carries any of their carcases shall wash his garments, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean till evening.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:15 - And every soul which eats that which has died of itself, or is taken of beasts, either among the natives or among the strangers, shall wash his garments, and bathe himself in water, and shall be unclean until evening: then shall he be clean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:8 - He shall not eat that which dies of itself, or is taken of beasts, so that he should be polluted by them: I am the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:8 - And as for the swine, because he divides the hoof, and makes claws of the hoof, yet he chews not the cud, he is unclean to you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, ye shall not touch their dead bodies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:21 - Ye shall eat nothing that dies of itself; it shall be given to the sojourner in thy cities and he shall eat it, or thou shalt sell it to a stranger, because thou art a holy people to the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not boil a lamb in his mother's milk.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:23 - his body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but ye shall by all means bury it in that day; for [fn] every one that is hanged on a tree is cursed of God; and ye shall by no means defile the land which the Lord thy God gives thee for an inheritance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:26 - And your dead men shall be food to the birds of the sky, and to the beasts of the earth; and there shall be none to scare them away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:29 - And he hanged the king of Gai on a [fn]gallows; and he remained on the tree till evening: and when the sun went down, Joshua gave charge, and they took down his body from the tree, and cast it into [fn]a pit, and they set over him a heap of stones until this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:22 - but hast returned, and eaten bread and drunk water in the place of which he spoke to thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat bread, and shalt not drink water; therefore thy body shall in nowise enter into the sepulchre of thy fathers.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:24 - And a lion found him in the way, and slew him; and his body was cast out in the way, and the ass was standing by it, and the lion also was standing by the body.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:25 - And, behold, men were passing by, and saw the carcase cast in the way, and the lion was standing near the carcase: and they went in and spoke of it in the city where the old prophet dwelt.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:28 - And he went and found the body cast in the way, and the ass and the lion were standing by the body: and the lion had not devoured the body of the man of God, and had not torn the ass.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:29 - And the prophet took up the body of the man of God, and laid it on his ass; and the prophet brought him back to his city, to bury him in his own tomb,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:30 - and they bewailed him, saying, Alas, brother.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:37

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:37 - And the carcase of Jezabel shall be as dung on the face of the field in the portion of Jezrael, so that they shall not say, This is Jezabel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:2 - (LXX 78:2) They have given the dead bodies of thy servants to be food for the birds of the sky, the flesh of thy holy ones for the wild beasts of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:25 - Therefore the Lord of hosts was greatly angered against his people, and he reached forth his hand upon them, and smote them: and the mountains were troubled, and their carcases were as dung in the midst of the way: yet for all this his anger has not been turned away, but his hand is yet [fn]raised.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:19 - The dead shall rise, and they that are in the tombs shall be raised, and they that are in the earth shall rejoice: for [fn]the dew from thee is healing to them: but the land of the ungodly shall perish.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:33

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:22 - (LXX 9:21) And the carcases of the men shall be for an example on the face of the field of your land, like grass after the mower, and there shall be none to gather them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 16:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 16:4 - They shall die of grievous death; they shall not be lamented, nor buried; they shall be for an example on the face of the earth; and they shall be for the wild beasts of the land, and for the birds of the sky: they shall fall by the sword, and shall be consumed with famine.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 16:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 16:18 - And I will recompense their mischiefs doubly, and their sins, whereby they have profaned my land with the carcases of their abominations, and with their iniquities, whereby they have trespassed against mine inheritance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:7 - And I will destroy the counsel of Juda and the counsel of Jerusalem in this place; and I will cast them down with the sword before their enemies, and by the hands of them that seek their lives: and I will give their dead bodies for food to the birds of the sky and to the wild beasts of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:23 - (LXX 33:23) and they brought him thence, and brought him in to the king; and he smote him with the sword, and cast him into the sepulchre of the children of his people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 34:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 34:20 - (LXX 41:20) I will even give them to their enemies, and their carcases shall be food for the birds of the sky and for the wild beasts of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:30 - (LXX 43:30) Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning Joakim king of Juda; He shall not have a man to sit on the throne of David: and his carcase shall be cast forth in the heat by day, and in the frost by night.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 4:14 - Then I said, Not so, Lord God of Israel: surely my soul has not been defiled with uncleanness; nor have I eaten that which died of itself or was torn of beasts from my birth until now; neither has any corrupt flesh entered into my mouth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:31 - And the priests shall eat no bird or beast that dies of itself, or is taken of wild beasts.
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