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HebrewH5036Adjective

נָבָל

na.val

16Occurrences
H5036Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

stupid; wicked (especially impious)

from H5034 (נָבֵל);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
foolish, senseless, fool

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Adjective

Morphology Code

H:A

Full Description

Hebrew Adjective

Occurrences

נָבָל appears 16 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Proverbs
3
Psalms
3
2 Samuel
2
Deuteronomy
2
Isaiah
2
Job
2
Ezk
1
Jeremiah
1

Key Passages

2 Samuel 13:13BSB

Where could I ever take my shame? And you would be like one of the fools in Israel! Please speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you.”

Deuteronomy 32:21BSB

They have provoked My jealousy by that which is not God;they have enraged Me with their worthless idols.So I will make them jealous by those who are not a people;I will make them angry by a nation without understanding.

Isaiah 32:6BSB

For a fool speaks foolishness;his mind plots iniquity.He practices ungodlinessand speaks falsely about the LORD;he leaves the hungry emptyand deprives the thirsty of drink.

Job 30:8BSB

A senseless and nameless brood,they were driven off the land.

Proverbs 30:22BSB

a servant who becomes king,a fool who is filled with food,

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.