What does יַבֵּל mean in the Bible?
יַבֵּל is a Hebrew word meaning "having running sores".
Hebrew · H2990
יַבֵּל
Having running sores
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יַבֵּל H2990
What does יַבֵּל mean in the Bible?
יַבֵּל is a Hebrew word meaning "having running sores".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2990?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include anything with a running sore (1).
Where does יַבֵּל appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 22:22. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It anything with a running sore 1× Leviticus 22:22
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First aligned row Leviticus 22:22
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Leviticus 1
Source forms
יַבֶּ֗לֶת 1x yab·be·leṯ Leviticus 22:22
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 1x Leviticus 22:22
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. having running sores
Source Gloss
having running sores
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
having running sores BDB: running Usage: wen.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
יַבֵּל is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain