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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 shall touch any unclean thing, whether a carcass of an unclean beast, or a carcass of unclean cattle, or the carcass of unclean creeping animals, and it shall 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, and the fat of that which is torn with beasts, may be used for any other purpose; 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 carcass 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 to you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcasses in abomination.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:24 - And for these ye shall be unclean: whoever toucheth the carcass of them shall be unclean until the evening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:25

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:27 - And whatever goeth upon its paws, among all manner of beasts that go on all four, those are unclean to you: whoever toucheth their carcass shall be unclean until the evening.

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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 evening: they are unclean to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:35 - And every thing on which any part of their carcass falleth, shall be unclean; whether an oven, or ranges for pots, they shall be broken down: for they are unclean, and shall be unclean to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:36

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:36 - Nevertheless, a fountain or pit, in which there is plenty 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 any part of their carcass shall 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 shall be put upon the seed, and any part of their carcass shall fall on it, it shall be unclean to 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, shall die; he that toucheth its carcass shall be unclean until the evening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:40

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 17:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:15 - And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which was torn with beasts, (whether it is one of your own country, or a stranger) he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening; 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 by beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself with it: 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, is unclean to you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcass.

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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: thou shalt give it to the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it to an alien: for thou art a holy people to 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 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 may not be 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 carcass shall be food to all fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the earth, and no man shall drive 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 evening: and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his carcass down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise upon it a great heap of stones, that remaineth to this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 13:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:22 - But hast returned, and hast eaten bread and drank water in the place, of which the LORD said to thee, Eat no bread, and drink no water; thy carcass shall not come to the sepulcher of thy fathers.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 13:24

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 13:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:25 - And behold, men passed by, and saw the carcass cast in the way, and the lion standing by the carcass: 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 carcass cast in the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the carcass: the lion had not eaten the carcass, 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 carcass 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 carcass 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 carcass 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 to the fowls of the heaven, the flesh of thy saints, to 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 trembled, and their carcasses 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 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 carcasses of this people shall be food for the fowls of heaven, 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 the LORD, Even the carcasses of men shall fall as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvest-man, and none shall gather them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 16:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 16:4 - They shall die by 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 carcasses shall be food 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 my inheritance with the carcasses 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 carcasses will I give to be food 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 brought forth Urijah from Egypt, and brought him to 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 to 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 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 GOD! behold, my soul hath not been polluted: for from my youth even till now have I not eaten of that which dieth of itself, or is torn in pieces; neither hath abominable flesh come 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, or torn, whether of fowl or beast.
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