נֵ֫בֶל
ne.vel
“bag”
Definition
a skin-bag for liquids (from collapsing when empty); hence, a vase (as similar in shape when full); also a lyre (as having a body of like form)
or נֵבֶל; from H5034 (נָבֵל);
- a skin-bag, jar, pitcher 1a) skin-bottle, skin 1b) jar, pitcher (earthen)
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
נֵ֫בֶל appears 33 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
David and all the Israelites were celebrating before God with all their might, with songs and on harps and lyres, with tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.
All these were under the direction of their fathers for the music of the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of God.Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the direction of the king.
So they entered Jerusalem and went into the house of the LORD with harps, lyres, and trumpets.
Take away from Me the noise of your songs!I will not listen to the music of your harps.
Therefore you are to tell them that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Every wineskin shall be filled with wine.’And when they reply, ‘Don’t we surely know that every wineskin should be filled with wine?’
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