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Hebrew · H5036

נָבָל

Stupid ; wicked (especially impious )

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נָבָל H5036
Pronunciation nābāl

What does נָבָל (nābāl) mean in the Bible?

נָבָל (nābāl): Fool marked by impiety and moral depravity, not mere intellectual deficit but religious rebellion

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Questions this entry answers

What does נָבָל (nābāl) mean in the Bible?

נָבָל (nābāl): Fool marked by impiety and moral depravity, not mere intellectual deficit but religious rebellion

How does the BSB render H5036?

The BSB source-word alignment has 18 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include The fool (4), a fool (3), of a fool (2), A senseless (1), foolish woman (1).

Where does נָבָל (nābāl) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 32:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (5), Proverbs (3), 2 Samuel (2), Deuteronomy (2).

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
The fool 4× Psalms 14:1, Psalms 53:1, Psalms 74:22, Jeremiah 17:11
a fool 3× Proverbs 30:22, Isaiah 32:5, Isaiah 32:6
of a fool 2× 2 Samuel 3:33, Proverbs 17:21
A senseless 1× Job 30:8
foolish woman 1× Job 2:10
for a fool 1× Proverbs 17:7
how a foolish 1× Psalms 74:18
O foolish 1× Deuteronomy 32:6
of fools 1× Psalms 39:8
of the fools 1× 2 Samuel 13:13
the foolish 1× Ezekiel 13:3
without understanding 1× Deuteronomy 32:21
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 32:6 נָבָ֖ל to O foolish Adjective - masculine singular Deuteronomy 32:21 נָבָ֖ל to without understanding Adjective - masculine singular 2 Samuel 3:33 נָבָ֖ל to of a fool Adjective - masculine singular 2 Samuel 13:13 הַנְּבָלִ֖ים to of the fools Article | Adjective - masculine plural Job 2:10 הַנְּבָלוֹת֙ to foolish woman Article | Adjective - feminine plural Job 30:8 נָ֭בָל to A senseless Adjective - masculine singular Psalms 14:1 נָבָ֣ל to The fool Adjective - masculine singular Psalms 39:8 נָ֝בָ֗ל to of fools Adjective - masculine singular Psalms 53:1 נָבָ֣ל to The fool Adjective - masculine singular Psalms 74:18 נָ֝בָ֗ל to how a foolish Adjective - masculine singular
Usage map

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

First aligned row Deuteronomy 32:6
Aligned rows 18
Books represented 8
Deuteronomy 2 2 Samuel 2 Job 2 Psalms 5 Proverbs 3 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
נָבָ֖ל 3x nā·ḇāl Deuteronomy 32:6, Deuteronomy 32:21, 2 Samuel 3:33
נָ֝בָ֗ל 3x nā·ḇāl Psalms 39:8, Psalms 74:18, Psalms 74:22
נָבָ֣ל 2x nā·ḇāl Psalms 14:1, Psalms 53:1
נָבָֽל׃ 2x nā·ḇāl Proverbs 17:21, Jeremiah 17:11
הַנְּבָלוֹת֙ 1x han·nə·ḇā·lō·wṯ Job 2:10
הַנְּבָלִ֖ים 1x han·nə·ḇā·lîm 2 Samuel 13:13
הַנְּבָלִ֑ים 1x han·nə·ḇā·lîm Ezekiel 13:3
וְ֝נָבָ֗ל 1x wə·nā·ḇāl Proverbs 30:22
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine singular 12x Deuteronomy 32:6, Deuteronomy 32:21, 2 Samuel 3:33, Job 30:8
Article | Adjective - masculine plural 2x 2 Samuel 13:13, Ezekiel 13:3
Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular 2x Proverbs 17:7, Isaiah 32:5
Article | Adjective - feminine plural 1x Job 2:10
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular 1x Proverbs 30:22
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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