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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 a soul touch any unclean thing, whether it be a carcase H5038 of an unclean beast, or a carcase H5038 of unclean cattle, or the carcase H5038 of unclean creeping things, and if it be hidden from him; he also shall be unclean, and guilty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:24 - And the fat of the beast that dieth of itself, H5038 and the fat of that which is torn with beasts, may be used in any other use: 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 shall ye not eat, and their carcase H5038 shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:11 - They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases H5038 in abomination.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:24 - And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase H5038 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 ought of the carcase H5038 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 his paws, among all manner of beasts that go on all four, those are unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcase H5038 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 carcase H5038 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 carcase H5038 falleth shall be unclean; whether it be oven, or ranges for pots, they shall be broken down: for 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 pit, wherein there is plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcase H5038 shall be unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:37 - And if any part of their carcase H5038 fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it shall be clean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:38

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:38 - But if any water be put upon the seed, and any part of their carcase H5038 fall thereon, it shall be 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 carcase H5038 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 carcase H5038 of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: he also that beareth the carcase H5038 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 died H5038 of itself, or that which was torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both 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, H5038 or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I am the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:8 - And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it is unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcase. H5038

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 14:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:21 - Ye shall not eat of any thing that dieth of itself: H5038 thou shalt give it unto the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto an alien: for thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 21:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:23 - His body H5038 shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; (for he that is hanged is accursed of God;) that thy land be not defiled, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:26 - And thy carcase H5038 shall be meat unto all fowls of the air, and unto the beasts of the earth, and no man shall fray 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 eventide: and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his carcase H5038 down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise thereon a great heap of stones, that remaineth 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 the which the LORD did say to thee, Eat no bread, and drink no water; thy carcase H5038 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 carcase H5038 was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion also stood by the carcase. H5038

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 13:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:25 - And, behold, men passed by, and saw the carcase H5038 cast in the way, and the lion standing by the carcase: H5038 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 carcase H5038 cast in the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the carcase: H5038 the lion had not eaten the carcase, H5038 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 carcase H5038 of the man of God, and laid it upon the ass, and brought it back: and the old prophet came to the city, 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 carcase H5038 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 carcase H5038 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 H5038 of thy servants have they given to be meat unto the fowls of the heaven, 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 the LORD kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them: and the hills did tremble, and their carcases H5038 were torn 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 men shall live, together with my dead body H5038 shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 7:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:33 - And the carcases H5038 of this people shall be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth; and none shall fray them away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 9:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:22 - Speak, Thus saith the LORD, Even the carcases H5038 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 of grievous deaths; they shall not be lamented; neither shall they be buried; but they shall be as dung upon the face of the earth: and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their carcases H5038 shall be meat for the fowls of heaven, 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 defiled my land, they have filled mine inheritance with the carcases H5038 of their detestable and abominable things.

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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 hands of them that seek their lives: and their carcases H5038 will I give to be meat for the fowls of the heaven, 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 Urijah out of Egypt, and brought him unto Jehoiakim the king; who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body H5038 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 H5038 shall be for meat unto the fowls of the heaven, 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 the LORD of Jehoiakim king of Judah; He shall have none to sit upon the throne of David: and his dead body H5038 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 GOD! 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, H5038 or is torn in pieces; 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 any thing that is dead of itself, H5038 or torn, whether it be fowl or beast.
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