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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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נֶבֶלH5035
Pronunciationnebel

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

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Questions this entry answers

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
harps6×1 Chronicles 15:16, 1 Chronicles 25:1, 1 Chronicles 25:6, 2 Chronicles 5:12
. . .2×Psalms 33:2, Psalms 71:22
and a skin2×1 Samuel 1:24, 2 Samuel 16:1
and harps2×1 Kings 10:12, 2 Chronicles 9:11
harp2×Psalms 81:2, Psalms 92:3
O harp2×Psalms 57:8, Psalms 108:2
of your harps2×Isaiah 14:11, Amos 5:23
wineskin2×Jeremiah 13:12
[and] harp1×Isaiah 5:12
a skin1×1 Samuel 10:3
and lyres1×1 Chronicles 13:8
as jars1×Lamentations 4:2
by harps1×1 Samuel 10:5
his jars1×Jeremiah 48:12
jar1×Isaiah 30:14
of harps1×1 Chronicles 15:28
of jar1×Isaiah 22:24
on a harp1×Psalms 144:9
on the harp1×Amos 6:5
skins1×1 Samuel 25:18
stringed instruments1×2 Samuel 6:5
the water jars1×Job 38:37
They were to play the harps1×1 Chronicles 16:5
were to play the harps1×1 Chronicles 15:20
with harps1×2 Chronicles 20:28
with the harp1×Psalms 150:3
Show sample aligned rows
1 Samuel 1:24וְנֵ֣בֶלtoand a skinConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular1 Samuel 10:3נֵֽבֶל־toa skinNoun - masculine singular construct1 Samuel 10:5נֵ֤בֶלtoby harpsNoun - masculine singular1 Samuel 25:18נִבְלֵי־toskinsNoun - masculine plural construct2 Samuel 6:5וּבִנְבָלִים֙tostringed instrumentsConjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural2 Samuel 16:1וְנֵ֥בֶלtoand a skinConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct1 Kings 10:12וּנְבָלִ֖יםtoand harpsConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural1 Chronicles 13:8וּבִנְבָלִ֣יםtoand lyresConjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural1 Chronicles 15:16נְבָלִ֥יםtoharpsNoun - masculine plural1 Chronicles 15:20בִּנְבָלִ֖יםtowere to play the harpsPreposition-b | Noun - masculine plural
Usage map

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

First aligned row1 Samuel 1:24
Aligned rows38
Books represented12
1 Samuel42 Samuel21 Kings11 Chronicles72 Chronicles4Nehemiah1Job1Psalms8Isaiah4Jeremiah3Lamentations1Amos2
Source forms
בִּנְבָלִ֖ים3xbin·ḇā·lîm1 Chronicles 15:20, 1 Chronicles 15:28, 1 Chronicles 25:1
בְּנֵ֥בֶל2xbə·nê·ḇelPsalms 33:2, Psalms 144:9
הַנֵּ֥בֶל2xhan·nê·ḇelPsalms 57:8, Psalms 108:2
וּבִנְבָלִ֣ים2xū·ḇin·ḇā·lîm1 Chronicles 13:8, 2 Chronicles 5:12
וּנְבָלִ֖ים2xū·nə·ḇā·lîm1 Kings 10:12, 2 Chronicles 9:11
נֵ֖בֶל2xnê·ḇelJeremiah 13:12
נְבָלִ֥ים2xnə·ḇā·lîm1 Chronicles 15:16, Nehemiah 12:27
בְּנֵ֣בֶל1xbə·nê·ḇelPsalms 150:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular6x1 Samuel 10:5, Psalms 71:22, Psalms 81:2, Psalms 92:3
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural5x1 Chronicles 15:20, 1 Chronicles 15:28, 1 Chronicles 25:1, 2 Chronicles 20:28
Noun - masculine plural4x1 Chronicles 15:16, 1 Chronicles 16:5, 1 Chronicles 25:6, Nehemiah 12:27
Article | Noun - masculine singular3xPsalms 57:8, Psalms 108:2, Amos 6:5
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural3x2 Samuel 6:5, 1 Chronicles 13:8, 2 Chronicles 5:12
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural2x1 Kings 10:12, 2 Chronicles 9:11
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular2x1 Samuel 1:24, Isaiah 5:12
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular2xIsaiah 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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