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Lexicon :: Strong's H5039 - nᵊḇālâ

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נְבָלָה
Transliteration
nᵊḇālâ
Pronunciation
neb-aw-law'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1285b

Strong’s Definitions

נְבָלָה nᵉbâlâh, neb-aw-law'; feminine of H5036; foolishness, i.e. (morally) wickedness; concretely, a crime; by extension, punishment:—folly, vile, villany.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's H5039 in the following manner: folly (10x), villany (2x), vile (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x
The KJV translates Strong's H5039 in the following manner: folly (10x), villany (2x), vile (1x).

  1. senselessness, folly

    1. disgraceful folly

      1. of immorality, profane actions

    2. disgrace, contumely disgrace

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נְבָלָה nᵉbâlâh, neb-aw-law'; feminine of H5036; foolishness, i.e. (morally) wickedness; concretely, a crime; by extension, punishment:—folly, vile, villany.
STRONGS H5039: Abbreviations
† נְבָלָה noun feminine senselessness (as shewn in disregard of moral and religious claims), especially of disgraceful sins; also disgrace; — always absolute נ׳; —
1. disgraceful folly, especially of sins of un-chastity Judges 19:23 (wanton deed GFM), so דְּבַר הַזּאֹת הַנּ׳ Judges 19:24, 2 Samuel 13:12; often בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל עָשָׂה נ׳ i.e. do a thing disgraceful according to Israel's standard: Genesis 34:7 (J), Deuteronomy 22:21 (compare Dr on meaning of word; only here of woman), Judges 20:26 (+ זִמָּה), Judges 20:10; Jeremiah 29:23 (compare לֹא יֵעָשֶׂה כֵּן בְּיִשְׂרָאֵלּ 2 Samuel 13:12); also of inhospitable churlishness 1 Samuel 25:25 (see I, II. נָבָל, and especially Isaiah 32:6); of profane action Joshua 7:15 (Achan; עָשָׂה נ׳ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל); of senseless and irreligious language Isaiah 9:16 דֹּבֵר Isaiah 32:6 (יְדַבֵּר).
2. contumely, disgrace עֲשׂוֺת עִמָּכֶם נ׳ Job 42:8 (of י׳), i.e. deal out to you disgrace, expose you and punish you as נְבָלִים (compare 2 Samuel 3:33, below נָבָל), because of your utterances about me.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

34:7

Deuteronomy

22:21

Joshua

7:15

Judges

19:23; 19:24; 20:10; 20:26

1 Samuel

25:25

2 Samuel

3:33; 13:12; 13:12

Job

42:8

Isaiah

9:16; 32:6; 32:6

Jeremiah

29:23

H5039

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5039 matches the Hebrew נְבָלָה (nᵊḇālâ),
which occurs 13 times in 13 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 34:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:7 - Meanwhile, Jacob’s sons had come in from the fields as soon as they heard what had happened. They were shocked and furious, because Shechem had done an outrageous thing in[fn] Israel by sleeping with Jacob’s daughter—a thing that should not be done.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 22:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:21 - she shall be brought to the door of her father’s house and there the men of her town shall stone her to death. She has done an outrageous thing in Israel by being promiscuous while still in her father’s house. You must purge the evil from among you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 7:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:15 - Whoever is caught with the devoted things shall be destroyed by fire, along with all that belongs to him. He has violated the covenant of the LORD and has done an outrageous thing in Israel!’ ”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 19:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:23 - The owner of the house went outside and said to them, “No, my friends, don’t be so vile. Since this man is my guest, don’t do this outrageous thing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 19:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:24 - Look, here is my virgin daughter, and his concubine. I will bring them out to you now, and you can use them and do to them whatever you wish. But as for this man, don’t do such an outrageous thing.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:6 - I took my concubine, cut her into pieces and sent one piece to each region of Israel’s inheritance, because they committed this lewd and outrageous act in Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:10 - We’ll take ten men out of every hundred from all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred from a thousand, and a thousand from ten thousand, to get provisions for the army. Then, when the army arrives at Gibeah[fn] in Benjamin, it can give them what they deserve for this outrageous act done in Israel.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 25:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:25 - Please pay no attention, my lord, to that wicked man Nabal. He is just like his name—his name means Fool, and folly goes with him. And as for me, your servant, I did not see the men my lord sent.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:12 - “No, my brother!” she said to him. “Don’t force me! Such a thing should not be done in Israel! Don’t do this wicked thing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 42:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:8 - So now take seven bulls and seven rams and go to my servant Job and sacrifice a burnt offering for yourselves. My servant Job will pray for you, and I will accept his prayer and not deal with you according to your folly. You have not spoken the truth about me, as my servant Job has.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:17 - Therefore the Lord will take no pleasure in the young men, nor will he pity the fatherless and widows, for everyone is ungodly and wicked, every mouth speaks folly. Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away, his hand is still upraised.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 32:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:6 - For fools speak folly, their hearts are bent on evil: They practice ungodliness and spread error concerning the LORD; the hungry they leave empty and from the thirsty they withhold water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 29:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:23 - For they have done outrageous things in Israel; they have committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives, and in my name they have uttered lies—which I did not authorize. I know it and am a witness to it,” declares the LORD.
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