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Hebrew · H5038

נְבֵלָה

A flabby thing, i.e. a carcase or carrion (human or bestial, often collectively); figuratively, an idol

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נְבֵלָהH5038
Pronunciationnĕbēlāh

What does נְבֵלָה (nĕbēlāh) mean in the Bible?

נְבֵלָה (nĕbēlāh): A corpse viewed as something flabby and worthless; figuratively applied to idols as spiritually lifeless objects.

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What does נְבֵלָה (nĕbēlāh) mean in the Bible?

נְבֵלָה (nĕbēlāh): A corpse viewed as something flabby and worthless; figuratively applied to idols as spiritually lifeless objects.

How does the BSB render H5038?

The BSB source-word alignment has 48 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the body (6), their carcasses (5), and his body (3), anything found dead (3), the corpses (3).

Where does נְבֵלָה (nĕbēlāh) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 5:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (19), 1 Kings (10), Jeremiah (8), Deuteronomy (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
the body6×Deuteronomy 21:23, 1 Kings 13:25, 1 Kings 13:28, 1 Kings 13:29
their carcasses5×Leviticus 11:8, Leviticus 11:11, Leviticus 11:24, Leviticus 11:27
and his body3×1 Kings 13:24, Jeremiah 26:23, Jeremiah 36:30
anything found dead3×Leviticus 17:15, Leviticus 22:8, Ezekiel 4:14
the corpses3×Psalms 79:2, Jeremiah 7:33, Jeremiah 9:22
. . .2×Leviticus 5:2
[it]2×1 Kings 13:24, 1 Kings 13:28
a carcass2×Leviticus 11:28, Leviticus 11:37
one of their carcasses2×Leviticus 11:25, Leviticus 11:35
the carcass2×Leviticus 11:39, Leviticus 11:40
a carcass in it1×Leviticus 11:36
and a carcass1×Leviticus 11:38
and the corpses1×Isaiah 5:25
and their corpses1×Jeremiah 16:4
body1×2 Kings 9:37
carcass1×Deuteronomy 14:21
found dead1×Ezekiel 44:31
from the carcass1×Leviticus 11:40
it1×1 Kings 13:25
its carcass1×Deuteronomy 14:8
of an animal found dead1×Leviticus 7:24
that they take down the body1×Joshua 8:29
their bodies1×Isaiah 26:19
Their corpses1×Jeremiah 34:20
whether the carcass1×Leviticus 5:2
with the carcasses1×Jeremiah 16:18
your body1×1 Kings 13:22
Your corpses1×Deuteronomy 28:26
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 5:2בְנִבְלַ֨תtowhether the carcassPreposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructLeviticus 5:2בְּנִבְלַ֖תto. . .Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructLeviticus 5:2בְּנִבְלַת֙to. . .Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructLeviticus 7:24נְבֵלָה֙toof an animal found deadNoun - feminine singularLeviticus 11:8וּבְנִבְלָתָ֖םtotheir carcassesConjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralLeviticus 11:11נִבְלָתָ֖םtotheir carcassesNoun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralLeviticus 11:24בְּנִבְלָתָ֖םtotheir carcassesPreposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralLeviticus 11:25מִנִּבְלָתָ֑םtoone of their carcassesPreposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralLeviticus 11:27בְּנִבְלָתָ֖םtotheir carcassesPreposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralLeviticus 11:28נִבְלָתָ֔םtoa carcassNoun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Usage map

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

First aligned rowLeviticus 5:2
Aligned rows48
Books represented9
Leviticus19Deuteronomy4Joshua11 Kings102 Kings1Psalms1Isaiah2Jeremiah8Ezekiel2
Source forms
בְּנִבְלָתָ֖ם3xbə·niḇ·lā·ṯāmLeviticus 11:24, Leviticus 11:27, Leviticus 11:36
נְבֵלָה֙3xnə·ḇê·lāhLeviticus 7:24, Leviticus 17:15, Ezekiel 44:31
נִבְלָתָם֙3xniḇ·lā·ṯāmJeremiah 16:4, Jeremiah 19:7, Jeremiah 34:20
הַנְּבֵלָ֑ה2xhan·nə·ḇê·lāh1 Kings 13:25, 1 Kings 13:28
וּבְנִבְלָתָ֖ם2xū·ḇə·niḇ·lā·ṯāmLeviticus 11:8, Deuteronomy 14:8
נִבְלַ֣ת2xniḇ·laṯ2 Kings 9:37, Jeremiah 9:22
נִבְלָתוֹ֙2xniḇ·lā·ṯōw1 Kings 13:24, 1 Kings 13:28
בְנִבְלַ֨ת1xḇə·niḇ·laṯLeviticus 5:2
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural6xLeviticus 11:11, Leviticus 11:28, Isaiah 5:25, Jeremiah 16:4
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular6xDeuteronomy 21:23, Joshua 8:29, 1 Kings 13:24, 1 Kings 13:28
Article | Noun - feminine singular5x1 Kings 13:24, 1 Kings 13:25, 1 Kings 13:28
Noun - feminine singular5xLeviticus 7:24, Leviticus 17:15, Leviticus 22:8, Deuteronomy 14:21
Noun - feminine singular construct5x1 Kings 13:29, 2 Kings 9:37, Psalms 79:2, Jeremiah 7:33
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct4xLeviticus 5:2, Jeremiah 16:18
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural4xLeviticus 11:25, Leviticus 11:35, Leviticus 11:37, Leviticus 11:38
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural3xLeviticus 11:24, Leviticus 11:27, Leviticus 11:36
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