SAM

← All word studies · Scripture answers

נָבֵל

nâbêl · Hebrew · Strong's H5034 · 25 occurrences

The KJV renders 24 different Hebrew and Greek words as “ing”

What it means

to wilt; generally, to fall away, fail, faint; figuratively, to be foolish or (morally) wicked; causatively, to despise, disgrace

a primitive root;

How the KJV renders it

disgrace, dishounour, lightly esteem, fade away, ing, fall down, ling, off, do foolishly, come to nought, make vile, wither

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

ing
also renders oikodoméō (G3618), katára (G2671), oikodomḗ (G3619), ʼâbêl (H57), beged (H899), chêqer (H2714), yâtsab (H3320), yârêʼ (H3372), yârâh (H3384), yâshên (H3463), kâshal (H3782), lûwn (H3885), lâmad (H3925), maṭṭâʻ (H4302), mishṭôwach (H4894), mishteh (H4960), nâgach (H5055), nâgan (H5059), nâdad (H5074), nâtsar (H5341), nâqaph (H5362), shîyr (H7892), simlâh (H8071)
off
also renders ekpíptō (G1601), gâdaʻ (H1438), nâthaq (H5423), çûwr (H5493), ʻâzab (H5800), rûwm (H7311), râchaq (H7368), shâbar (H7665)
wither
also renders xēraínō (G3583), yâbêsh (H3001), qâmal (H7060)
ling
also renders thélō (G2309), yânaq (H3243)
come to nought
also renders erēmóō (G2049), katalýō (G2647)
fade away
also renders maraínō (G3133)

Where it appears

25 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 21 verses shown.

2 Samuel 22:46 HVqi3mpDeuteronomy 32:15 HC/Vpw3msExodus 18:18 HVqaEzekiel 47:12 HVqi3msIsaiah 1:30 HVqrfscIsaiah 24:4 HVqp3fsIsaiah 28:1 HVqrmsaIsaiah 28:4 HVqrmsaIsaiah 34:4 HC/R/VqrfsaIsaiah 40:7 HVqp3msIsaiah 40:8 HVqp3msIsaiah 64:6 HC/Vqw1cpJeremiah 8:13 HVqp3msJeremiah 14:21 HVpj2msJob 14:18 HVqi3msMicah 7:6 HVprmsaNahum 3:6 HC/Vpp1cs/Sp2fsProverbs 30:32 HVqp2msPsalm 1:3 HVqi3msPsalm 18:45 HVqi3mpPsalm 37:2 HVqi3mp/Sn

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.