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Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary
Strong's #5039 - נְבָלָה
1) senselessness, folly
1a) disgraceful folly
1a1) of immorality, profane actions
1b) disgrace, contumely disgrace
Nm) lbn (נבל NBL) - I. Pitcher:For flowing of liquids. II. Fool:In the sense of fading away. III. Nevel:A musical instrument in the sense of flowing music. KJV (56): psalteries, bottle, viol, flagon, pitcher, vessel, fool, foolish, vile - Strongs: H5035 (נֵבֶל), H5036 (נָבָל)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
נְבָלָה f. [“adj. f. foolish, Job 2:10 ”]
(1) folly, and also its punishment. Job 42:8, לְבִלְתִּי עֲשׂוֹת עִמָּכֶם נְבָלָה “lest I inflict on you the punishment of your folly;” comp. עָשָׂה חֶסֶד עִם Genesis 24:49, 47:29.
(2) wickedness, 1 Samuel 25:25.
(3) shameful act of wickedness, as rape, incest, Judges 19:23, 24 Judges 19:24; 2 Samuel 13:12. A common phrase is עָֽשְׂתָה נְבָלָה בְיִשְׂרָאֵל, עָשָׂה Genesis 34:7; Deuteronomy 22:21; Judges 20:10 Jerem. 29:23 compare ע׳ זִמָּה וּנְבָלָה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל Judges 20:6.
the Week of Proper 15 / Ordinary 20