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Lexicon :: Strong's H5034 - nāḇēl

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נָבֵל
Transliteration
nāḇēl
Pronunciation
naw-bale'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1286

Strong’s Definitions

נָבֵל nâbêl, naw-bale'; a primitive root; to wilt; generally, to fall away, fail, faint; figuratively, to be foolish or (morally) wicked; causatively, to despise, disgrace:—disgrace, dishounour, lightly esteem, fade (away, -ing), fall (down, -ling, off), do foolishly, come to nought, × surely, make vile, wither.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x

The KJV translates Strong's H5034 in the following manner: fade (8x), fade away (3x), wear away (2x), wither (2x), disgrace (1x), surely (1x), dishonoureth (1x), fall down (1x), esteemed (1x), falling (1x), foolishly (1x), come to nought (1x), fall off (1x), surely (1x), make vile (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x
The KJV translates Strong's H5034 in the following manner: fade (8x), fade away (3x), wear away (2x), wither (2x), disgrace (1x), surely (1x), dishonoureth (1x), fall down (1x), esteemed (1x), falling (1x), foolishly (1x), come to nought (1x), fall off (1x), surely (1x), make vile (1x).
  1. to be senseless, be foolish

    1. (Qal) to be foolish

    2. (Piel)

      1. to regard or treat as foolish

      2. to treat with contempt

  2. to sink or drop down, languish, wither and fall, fade

    1. (Qal)

      1. to sink or drop down

      2. to fall, wither and fall, fade

      3. to droop

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נָבֵל nâbêl, naw-bale'; a primitive root; to wilt; generally, to fall away, fail, faint; figuratively, to be foolish or (morally) wicked; causatively, to despise, disgrace:—disgrace, dishounour, lightly esteem, fade (away, -ing), fall (down, -ling, off), do foolishly, come to nought, × surely, make vile, wither.
STRONGS H5034: Abbreviations
† II. נָבַל verb be senseless, foolish (Late Hebrew נְבָלָה, נַבְלוּת of immodesty; Arabic bdb061401 = (per contra) be noble, distinguished, bdb061402 also be gracious (Frey); Aramaic נְבַל Pa. reject, despise, see Targum Nehemiah 3:6; Jeremiah 14:21; in derivatives as Late Hebrew); —
Qal = be foolish Proverbs 30:32 is doubted by Frankenb Toy (where see various renderings), and others, who think text corrupt. Perfect 2nd person masculine singular נָבַלְתָּ Proverbs 30:32 if thou hast been foolish in lifting up thyself (opposed to זַמּוֺתָ).
Pi. Perfect 1st person singular suffix consecutive וְנִבַּלְתִּיךְ Nahum 3:6; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular וַיְנַבֵּל Deuteronomy 32:15; 2nd person masculine singular תְּנַבֵּל Jeremiah 14:21; Participle מִנַבֵּל Micah 7:6; — regard or treat as a נָבָל (which see), i.e. with contumely, with accusative: בֵּן מְנַבֵּל אָב Micah 7:6 son treateth father as a fool (with contumely); וַיְנ׳ צוּר Deuteronomy 32:15 and he treated with contumely the Rock of his salvation (i.e. י׳; || נטשִׁ); י׳ subject, Nahum 3:6 I will treat thee (Nineveh) with contumely (|| וְהִשְׂלַכְתִּ֫י צָלַיִךְ שִׁקֻּצִים); Jeremiah 14:21 do not treat with contumely the throne of thy glory (|| נאץ).

נָבֵל verb sink or drop down, languish, wither and fall, fade (Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian nabâlu, destroy, DlHWB 443 f. Arabic bdb061501 v, VIII. die; Aramaic נְבֵילָא corpse); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular נ׳ Isaiah 40:7, 8; Jeremiah 8:13; 3rd person feminine singular נָֽבְלָה Isaiah 24:4 (twice in verse); Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִבּוֺל Psalm 1:3 + 4 times (on form compare Ges§ 43, 3, R, 1, h Ol§ 246 e) 2nd person masculine singular תִּבֹּל Exodus 18:18; 3rd person masculine plural יִבֹּלוּ 2 Samuel 22:46 = Psalm 18:46, יִבּוֺל֑וּן Psalm 37:2; 1st person plural וַנָּ֫בֶל Isaiah 64:5 (on form compare Di and Ol§ 236 e); Infinitive absolute נָבֹל Exodus 18:18; construct נְבֹל Isaiah 34:4; Participle נֹבֵל Isaiah 28:1, 4; feminine נֹבֶ֫לָת absolute Isaiah 34:4; construct Isaiah 1:30; —
1. sink or drop down, from exhaustion נָבֹל תִּכֹּל Exodus 18:18 (Moses and Israel); from discouragement 2 Samuel 22:46 = Psalm 18:46 (of foreigners, foes of Israel); of mountain יִבּוֺל הַרנֹֿפֵל Job 14:18 (but יִפּוֹל נָפוֺל LagProph. Chald. Siegf Baer, after Greek Version of the LXX, so Bu [or יִבְלֶה]; Du נָבוֺל יִכּוֺל).
2. usually fall like a leaf, or flower wither and fall, fade: כְּאֵלָה נֹבֶ֫לֶת עֶָֽֽֽלהָ Isaiah 1:30 like an oak falling as to it leaves (simile of people of Jerusalem); the host of heaven יִבּוֺל כִּנְבֹל עָלֶה מגֶּפֶן וּכְנֹבֶלֶת מִתְּאֵנָה Isaiah 34:4; עָלֵהוּ לֹא יִבּ׳ Ezekiel 47:12 (trees in Ezekiel's vision), so figurative of good man Psalm 1:3; of Israel Jeremiah 8:13, וַנָּ֫בֶל כֶּעָלֶה Isaiah 64:5; also נָבֵל צִיץ Isaiah 40:7, 8 (both || יָבֵשׁ חָצִיר), צִיץ נֹבֵל Isaiah 28:1; compare Isaiah 28:4; of wicked כְּיֶרֶק דֶּשֶׁא יִבּ׳ Psalm 37:2: (|| כֶּחָצִיר יִמָּ֑לוּ); of devastated earth נָֽבְלָה אֻמְלְלָה הָאָרֶַץ נָֽבְלָה אָֽבְלָה תֵּבֵ֑ל Isaiah 24:4.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

18:18; 18:18; 18:18

Deuteronomy

32:15; 32:15

2 Samuel

22:46; 22:46

Nehemiah

3:6

Job

14:18

Psalms

1:3; 1:3; 18:46; 18:46; 37:2; 37:2

Proverbs

30:32; 30:32

Isaiah

1:30; 1:30; 24:4; 24:4; 28:1; 28:1; 28:4; 28:4; 34:4; 34:4; 34:4; 40:7; 40:7; 40:8; 40:8; 64:5; 64:5

Jeremiah

8:13; 8:13; 14:21; 14:21; 14:21

Ezekiel

47:12

Micah

7:6; 7:6

Nahum

3:6; 3:6

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5034 matches the Hebrew נָבֵל (nāḇēl),
which occurs 25 times in 21 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:18 - “You will surely H5034 wear H5034 out H5034, both yourself and [fn]these people who are with you, because the [fn]task is too heavy for you; you cannot do it alone.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:15 -

“But [fn]Jeshurun became fat and kicked

You have become fat, thick, and obstinate

Then he abandoned God who made him,

And [fn]rejected H5034 the Rock of his salvation.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:46 -

“Foreigners lose H5034 heart H5034,

And [fn]come trembling out of their fortresses.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:18 -

“But the falling mountain [fn]crumbles H5034 away H5034,

And the rock moves from its place;

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 1:3 -

He will be like a tree planted by [fn]streams of water,

Which yields its fruit in its season,

And its [fn]leaf does not wither H5034;

And [fn]in whatever he does, he prospers.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:45 -

Foreigners lose H5034 heart H5034,

And come trembling out of their [fn]fortresses.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:2 -

For they will wither quickly like the grass,

And decay H5034 like the green plants.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:32 -

If you have been H5034 foolish H5034 in exalting yourself,

Or if you have plotted evil, put your hand on your mouth.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:30 -

For you will be like an [fn]oak whose leaf withers H5034 away H5034,

Or like a garden that has no water.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:4 - The earth dries up and crumbles H5034 away H5034, the mainland dries out and crumbles H5034 away H5034, the exalted of the people of the earth dwindle.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:1 -

Woe to the proud crown of the habitually drunk of Ephraim,

And to the fading H5034 flower of its glorious beauty,

Which is at the head of the [fn]fertile valley

Of those who are [fn]overcome with wine!

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:4 -

And the fading H5034 flower of its glorious beauty,

Which is at the head of the [fn]fertile valley,

Will be like the first-ripe fig prior to the summer,

Which [fn]one sees,

And [fn]as soon as it is in his [fn]hand,

He swallows it.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:4 -

And all the heavenly [fn]lights will [fn]wear away,

And the sky will be rolled up like a scroll;

All its [fn]lights will also wither H5034 away H5034

As a leaf withers H5034 from the vine,

Or as one withers H5034 from the fig tree.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:7 -

The grass withers, the flower fades H5034,

[fn]When the breath of the LORD blows upon it;

The people are indeed grass!

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:8 -

The grass withers, the flower fades H5034,

But the word of our God stands forever.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 64:6 -

For all of us have become like one who is unclean,

And all our righteous deeds are like a filthy garment;

And all of us wither H5034 like a leaf,

And our wrongdoings, like the wind, take us away.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:13 -

“I will certainly snatch them away,” declares the LORD.

“There will be no grapes on the vine

And no figs on the fig tree,

And the leaf will wither H5034;

And what I have given them will pass away.”’”

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:21 -

Do not despise us, for the sake of Your own name;

Do not disgrace H5034 the throne of Your glory.

Remember and do not annul Your covenant with us.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:12 - “And by the river on its bank, on one side and on the other, will grow all kinds of trees for food. Their leaves will not wither H5034 and their fruit will not fail. They will bear fruit every month because their water flows from the sanctuary, and their fruit will be for food and their leaves for healing.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:6 -

For son disavows H5034 father,

Daughter rises up against her mother,

Daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;

A person’s enemies are the people of his own household.

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:6 -

“I will throw filth on you

And declare H5034 you worthless H5034,

And set you up as a spectacle.

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