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נָבָל

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

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נָבָלH5036
Pronunciationnābāl

What does נָבָל (nābāl) mean in the Bible?

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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 fool4×Psalms 14:1, Psalms 53:1, Psalms 74:22, Jeremiah 17:11
a fool3×Proverbs 30:22, Isaiah 32:5, Isaiah 32:6
of a fool2×2 Samuel 3:33, Proverbs 17:21
A senseless1×Job 30:8
foolish woman1×Job 2:10
for a fool1×Proverbs 17:7
how a foolish1×Psalms 74:18
O foolish1×Deuteronomy 32:6
of fools1×Psalms 39:8
of the fools1×2 Samuel 13:13
the foolish1×Ezekiel 13:3
without understanding1×Deuteronomy 32:21
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 32:6נָבָ֖לtoO foolishAdjective - masculine singularDeuteronomy 32:21נָבָ֖לtowithout understandingAdjective - masculine singular2 Samuel 3:33נָבָ֖לtoof a foolAdjective - masculine singular2 Samuel 13:13הַנְּבָלִ֖יםtoof the foolsArticle | Adjective - masculine pluralJob 2:10הַנְּבָלוֹת֙tofoolish womanArticle | Adjective - feminine pluralJob 30:8נָ֭בָלtoA senselessAdjective - masculine singularPsalms 14:1נָבָ֣לtoThe foolAdjective - masculine singularPsalms 39:8נָ֝בָ֗לtoof foolsAdjective - masculine singularPsalms 53:1נָבָ֣לtoThe foolAdjective - masculine singularPsalms 74:18נָ֝בָ֗לtohow a foolishAdjective - masculine singular
Usage map

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

First aligned rowDeuteronomy 32:6
Aligned rows18
Books represented8
Deuteronomy22 Samuel2Job2Psalms5Proverbs3Isaiah2Jeremiah1Ezekiel1
Source forms
נָבָ֖ל3xnā·ḇālDeuteronomy 32:6, Deuteronomy 32:21, 2 Samuel 3:33
נָ֝בָ֗ל3xnā·ḇālPsalms 39:8, Psalms 74:18, Psalms 74:22
נָבָ֣ל2xnā·ḇālPsalms 14:1, Psalms 53:1
נָבָֽל׃2xnā·ḇālProverbs 17:21, Jeremiah 17:11
הַנְּבָלוֹת֙1xhan·nə·ḇā·lō·wṯJob 2:10
הַנְּבָלִ֖ים1xhan·nə·ḇā·lîm2 Samuel 13:13
הַנְּבָלִ֑ים1xhan·nə·ḇā·lîmEzekiel 13:3
וְ֝נָבָ֗ל1xwə·nā·ḇālProverbs 30:22
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine singular12xDeuteronomy 32:6, Deuteronomy 32:21, 2 Samuel 3:33, Job 30:8
Article | Adjective - masculine plural2x2 Samuel 13:13, Ezekiel 13:3
Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular2xProverbs 17:7, Isaiah 32:5
Article | Adjective - feminine plural1xJob 2:10
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular1xProverbs 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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