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נֶבֶל

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)

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נֶבֶל H5035
Pronunciation nebel

What does נֶבֶל (nebel) mean in the Bible?

נֶבֶל (nebel): Hollow vessel whose shape depends on its contents—empty or full—mirroring music's dependence on spirit

Full entry for נֶבֶל (H5035) · Open the biblical lexicon

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What does נֶבֶל (nebel) mean in the Bible?

נֶבֶל (nebel): Hollow vessel whose shape depends on its contents—empty or full—mirroring music's dependence on spirit

How does the BSB render H5035?

The BSB source-word alignment has 38 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include harps (6), . . . (2), and a skin (2), and harps (2), harp (2).

Where does נֶבֶל (nebel) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Samuel 1:24. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (8), 1 Chronicles (7), 1 Samuel (4), 2 Chronicles (4).

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
harps 6× 1 Chronicles 15:16, 1 Chronicles 25:1, 1 Chronicles 25:6, 2 Chronicles 5:12
. . . 2× Psalms 33:2, Psalms 71:22
and a skin 2× 1 Samuel 1:24, 2 Samuel 16:1
and harps 2× 1 Kings 10:12, 2 Chronicles 9:11
harp 2× Psalms 81:2, Psalms 92:3
O harp 2× Psalms 57:8, Psalms 108:2
of your harps 2× Isaiah 14:11, Amos 5:23
wineskin 2× Jeremiah 13:12
[and] harp 1× Isaiah 5:12
a skin 1× 1 Samuel 10:3
and lyres 1× 1 Chronicles 13:8
as jars 1× Lamentations 4:2
by harps 1× 1 Samuel 10:5
his jars 1× Jeremiah 48:12
jar 1× Isaiah 30:14
of harps 1× 1 Chronicles 15:28
of jar 1× Isaiah 22:24
on a harp 1× Psalms 144:9
on the harp 1× Amos 6:5
skins 1× 1 Samuel 25:18
stringed instruments 1× 2 Samuel 6:5
the water jars 1× Job 38:37
They were to play the harps 1× 1 Chronicles 16:5
were to play the harps 1× 1 Chronicles 15:20
with harps 1× 2 Chronicles 20:28
with the harp 1× Psalms 150:3
Show sample aligned rows
1 Samuel 1:24 וְנֵ֣בֶל to and a skin Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1 Samuel 10:3 נֵֽבֶל־ to a skin Noun - masculine singular construct 1 Samuel 10:5 נֵ֤בֶל to by harps Noun - masculine singular 1 Samuel 25:18 נִבְלֵי־ to skins Noun - masculine plural construct 2 Samuel 6:5 וּבִנְבָלִים֙ to stringed instruments Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural 2 Samuel 16:1 וְנֵ֥בֶל to and a skin Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 1 Kings 10:12 וּנְבָלִ֖ים to and harps Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural 1 Chronicles 13:8 וּבִנְבָלִ֣ים to and lyres Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural 1 Chronicles 15:16 נְבָלִ֥ים to harps Noun - masculine plural 1 Chronicles 15:20 בִּנְבָלִ֖ים to were to play the harps Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row 1 Samuel 1:24
Aligned rows 38
Books represented 12
1 Samuel 4 2 Samuel 2 1 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 7 2 Chronicles 4 Nehemiah 1 Job 1 Psalms 8 Isaiah 4 Jeremiah 3 Lamentations 1 Amos 2
Source forms
בִּנְבָלִ֖ים 3x bin·ḇā·lîm 1 Chronicles 15:20, 1 Chronicles 15:28, 1 Chronicles 25:1
בְּנֵ֥בֶל 2x bə·nê·ḇel Psalms 33:2, Psalms 144:9
הַנֵּ֥בֶל 2x han·nê·ḇel Psalms 57:8, Psalms 108:2
וּבִנְבָלִ֣ים 2x ū·ḇin·ḇā·lîm 1 Chronicles 13:8, 2 Chronicles 5:12
וּנְבָלִ֖ים 2x ū·nə·ḇā·lîm 1 Kings 10:12, 2 Chronicles 9:11
נֵ֖בֶל 2x nê·ḇel Jeremiah 13:12
נְבָלִ֥ים 2x nə·ḇā·lîm 1 Chronicles 15:16, Nehemiah 12:27
בְּנֵ֣בֶל 1x bə·nê·ḇel Psalms 150:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 6x 1 Samuel 10:5, Psalms 71:22, Psalms 81:2, Psalms 92:3
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural 5x 1 Chronicles 15:20, 1 Chronicles 15:28, 1 Chronicles 25:1, 2 Chronicles 20:28
Noun - masculine plural 4x 1 Chronicles 15:16, 1 Chronicles 16:5, 1 Chronicles 25:6, Nehemiah 12:27
Article | Noun - masculine singular 3x Psalms 57:8, Psalms 108:2, Amos 6:5
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural 3x 2 Samuel 6:5, 1 Chronicles 13:8, 2 Chronicles 5:12
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural 2x 1 Kings 10:12, 2 Chronicles 9:11
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 2x 1 Samuel 1:24, Isaiah 5:12
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular 2x Isaiah 14:11, Amos 5:23
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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