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נָבָל adjective foolish, senseless, especially of the man who has no perception of ethical and religious claims, and with collateral idea of
ignoble, disgraceful; — absolute
׳נ 2 Samuel 3:33 14t.; masculine plural
נְבָלִים 2 Samuel 13:13;
Ezekiel 13:3 (
ᵐ5 Co
מִלִּבָּם); feminine plural
נְבָלוֺת Job 2:10; —
senseless, especially of religious and moral insensibility:
׳עַם נ Deuteronomy 32:6 (of Israel, unappreciative of J.'s benefits; opposed to
חָכָם), so of heathen nation
Psalm 74:18 (blaspheming name of
׳י),
׳גּוֺי נ Deuteronomy 32:21 (""
לֹא עָם);
׳הַנְּבִאִים הַנּ Ezekiel 13:3 (si vera lectio, see above); elsewhere as
substantive (impious and presumptuous) fool,
Isaiah 32:5 (opposed to
נָדִיב noble-minded), characterized as at once irreligious and churlish,
Isaiah 32:6; denying God
Psalm 14:1 =
Psalm 53:2; insulting God
Psalm 74:22, and God's servant
Psalm 39:9;
Proverbs 17:7 arrogant speech becometh not
the (impious and presumptuous)
fool (whose faults it only makes the more conspicuous), much less do lying lips him that this is noble (
נדיב),
Proverbs 17:21 (""
כְּסִיל),
Proverbs 30:22 ונבל כי ישׂבע לחם (one of the things under which the earth trembles),
בְּנֵי נָבָל Job 30:8 i.e. ignoble men (""
בְּנֵי בְלִישֵֿׁם); as one who might be expected to have a contumelious end,
ימות אבנר ׳הַכְּמוֺת נ 2 Samuel 3:33 was Abner (destined) to die, as a
׳נ dieth ? of the man who amasses riches unjustly
ובאחריתו יהיה נבל Jeremiah 17:11 i.e. will prove himself to be a
׳נ; as acting immorally (with collateral idea of disgracefully)
2 Samuel 13:13 ואתה תהיה כְּאַחַד הַנְּבָלִים בישׂראל (compare
נְבָלָה); feminine only in
כְּדַבֵּר אַחַת הַנְּבָלוֺת Job 2:10 (of Job's wife). compare Dr
Deuteronomy 22:21. 32, 6. 15.21; Psalt. 457.
Strong's Hebrew: 5036. נָבָל (nabal) — 18 Occurrences
Deuteronomy 32:6
HEB: זֹ֔את עַ֥ם נָבָ֖ל וְלֹ֣א חָכָ֑ם
NAS: the LORD, O foolish and unwise
KJV: the LORD, O foolish people
INT: likewise people foolish not cunning
Deuteronomy 32:21
HEB: עָ֔ם בְּג֥וֹי נָבָ֖ל אַכְעִיסֵֽם׃
NAS: I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation,
KJV: I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.
INT: A people nation A foolish to anger
2 Samuel 3:33
HEB: וַיֹּאמַ֑ר הַכְּמ֥וֹת נָבָ֖ל יָמ֥וּת אַבְנֵֽר׃
NAS: Should Abner die as a fool dies?
KJV: Died Abner as a fool dieth?
INT: and said dead A fool die Abner
2 Samuel 13:13
HEB: תִּהְיֶ֛ה כְּאַחַ֥ד הַנְּבָלִ֖ים בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְעַתָּה֙
NAS: And as for you, you will be like one of the fools in Israel.
KJV: and as for thee, thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel.
INT: shalt be as one of the fools Israel Now
Job 2:10
HEB: כְּדַבֵּ֞ר אַחַ֤ת הַנְּבָלוֹת֙ תְּדַבֵּ֔רִי גַּ֣ם
NAS: as one of the foolish women speaks.
KJV: as one of the foolish women speaketh.
INT: speak one of the foolish speaks indeed
Job 30:8
HEB: בְּֽנֵי־ נָ֭בָל גַּם־ בְּנֵ֣י
KJV: [They were] children of fools, yea, children
INT: those of fools even those
Psalm 14:1
HEB: לְדָ֫וִ֥ד אָ֘מַ֤ר נָבָ֣ל בְּ֭לִבּוֹ אֵ֣ין
NAS: For the choir director. [A Psalm] of David. The fool has said
KJV: The fool hath said in his heart,
INT: David has said the fool his heart There
Psalm 39:8
HEB: הַצִּילֵ֑נִי חֶרְפַּ֥ת נָ֝בָ֗ל אַל־ תְּשִׂימֵֽנִי׃
NAS: me not the reproach of the foolish.
KJV: me not the reproach of the foolish.
INT: Deliver the reproach of the foolish nay Make
Psalm 53:1
HEB: לְדָוִֽד׃ אָ֘מַ֤ר נָבָ֣ל בְּ֭לִבּוֹ אֵ֣ין
NAS: For the choir director; according to Mahalath. A Maskil of David. The fool has said
KJV: The fool hath said in his heart,
INT: David has said the fool his heart There
Psalm 74:18
HEB: יְהוָ֑ה וְעַ֥ם נָ֝בָ֗ל נִֽאֲצ֥וּ שְׁמֶֽךָ׃
NAS: has reviled, And a foolish people
KJV: O LORD, and [that] the foolish people
INT: LORD people foolish has spurned your name
Psalm 74:22
HEB: חֶרְפָּתְךָ֥ מִנִּי־ נָ֝בָ֗ל כָּל־ הַיּֽוֹם׃
NAS: Remember how the foolish man reproaches
KJV: remember how the foolish man reproacheth
INT: reproaches at the foolish all day
Proverbs 17:7
HEB: לֹא־ נָאוָ֣ה לְנָבָ֣ל שְׂפַת־ יֶ֑תֶר
NAS: is not fitting for a fool, Much
KJV: becometh not a fool: much less do lying
INT: is not fitting A fool speech Excellent
Proverbs 17:21
HEB: יִ֝שְׂמַ֗ח אֲבִ֣י נָבָֽל׃
NAS: And the father of a fool has
KJV: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
INT: has and the father of a fool
Proverbs 30:22
HEB: כִּ֣י יִמְל֑וֹךְ וְ֝נָבָ֗ל כִּ֣י יִֽשְׂבַּֽע־
NAS: he becomes king, And a fool when
KJV: when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled
INT: when becomes fool when is satisfied
Isaiah 32:5
HEB: יִקָּרֵ֥א ע֛וֹד לְנָבָ֖ל נָדִ֑יב וּלְכִילַ֕י
NAS: longer will the fool be called
KJV: The vile person shall be no more called
INT: be called longer will the fool noble the rogue
Isaiah 32:6
HEB: כִּ֤י נָבָל֙ נְבָלָ֣ה יְדַבֵּ֔ר
NAS: For a fool speaks nonsense,
KJV: For the vile person will speak
INT: For A fool nonsense speaks
Jeremiah 17:11
HEB: וּבְאַחֲרִית֖וֹ יִהְיֶ֥ה נָבָֽל׃
NAS: him, And in the end he will be a fool.
KJV: and at his end shall be a fool.
INT: the end will be a fool
Ezekiel 13:3
HEB: עַל־ הַנְּבִיאִ֣ים הַנְּבָלִ֑ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֹלְכִ֛ים
NAS: GOD, Woe to the foolish prophets who
KJV: Woe unto the foolish prophets,
INT: and prophets to the foolish who along
