Word Study · Strong's H5034 · Hebrew
נָבֵל
nabel
naw-bale'
Strong's 1890 spelling: nâbêl
“to wilt”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to wilt; generally, to fall away, fail, faint; figuratively, to be foolish or (morally) wicked; causatively, to despise, disgrace
Rendered in the KJV as
disgrace, dishounour, lightly esteem, fade (away, -ing), fall (down, -ling, off), do foolishly, come to nought, [idiom] surely, make vile, wither.
- 25occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 11 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 22inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 25 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 22
- יִבּ֑וֹל2
- יִבֹּ֑לוּ2
- נָ֣בֵֽל2
- וַיְנַבֵּ֖ל1
- וּכְנֹבֶ֖לֶת1
- וַנָּ֤בֶל1
- וְנִבַּלְתִּ֑יךְ1
- יִבּ֔וֹל1
- יִבּ֨וֹל1
- יִבּוֹלֽוּן׃1
- כִּנְבֹ֤ל1
- מְנַבֵּ֣ל1
and 10 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 20
- it will wither3
- it withers3
- it has withered2
- [is] treating with contempt1
- [which is] withering1
- and he treated with contempt1
- and I will treat with contempt you1
- and like withered fruit1
- and we have withered1
- as withers1
- certainly to wear out1
- it crumbles away1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 17
- verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular4
- verb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singular3
- verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine plural2
- verb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person feminine singular2
- verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singular1
- Hc/Vhw1cp1
- Hc/Vpq1cs/Sp2fs1
- Hc/Vpw3ms1
- preposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)1
- verb · intensive (piel), jussive (“let him”) · 2nd person masculine singular1
- verb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HVqi3ms · 4
- HVqp3ms · 3
- HVqi3mp · 2
- HVqp3fs · 2
- HVqrmsa · 2
- HC/R/Vqrfsa · 1
- Hc/Vhw1cp · 1
- Hc/Vpq1cs/Sp2fs · 1
- Hc/Vpw3ms · 1
- HR/Vqcc · 1
- HVpj2ms · 1
- HVprmsa · 1
All 25, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Isaiah11 of 25 · 44%
- Psalms3 of 25 · 12%
- Exodus2 of 25 · 8%
- Jeremiah2 of 25 · 8%
- Deuteronomy1 of 25 · 4%
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Exodus2 occurrences
- Exodus 18:18נָבֹ֣לnavolverb · simple (qal), infinitive absoluteSurely you and these people with you will wear yourselves out, because the task is too heavy for you. You cannot handle it alone.here: certainly to wear out
- Exodus 18:18תִּבֹּ֔לtibolverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine singularSurely you and these people with you will wear yourselves out, because the task is too heavy for you. You cannot handle it alone.here: you will wear yourself out
Psalms3 occurrences
- Psalms 1:3יִבּ֑וֹלyibolverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularHe is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.here: it withers
- Psalms 18:45יִבֹּ֑לוּyiboluverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine pluralForeigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds.here: they wither
- Psalms 37:2יִבּוֹלֽוּן׃yibolunverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine plural + paragogic nunFor they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender plants.here: they will fade !
Isaiah11 occurrences
- Isaiah 1:30נֹבֶ֣לֶתnoveletverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)For you will become like an oak whose leaves are withered, like a garden without water.here: [which is] withering
- Isaiah 24:4נָֽבְלָה֙navelahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person feminine singularThe earth mourns and withers; the world languishes and fades; the exalted of the earth waste away.here: it has withered
- Isaiah 24:4נָבְלָ֖הnavelahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person feminine singularThe earth mourns and withers; the world languishes and fades; the exalted of the earth waste away.here: it has withered
- Isaiah 28:1נֹבֵ֖לnovelverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularWoe to the majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards, to the fading flower of his glorious splendor, set on the summit above the fertile valley, the pride of those overcome by wine.here: withering
- Isaiah 28:4נֹבֵל֙novelverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularThe fading flower of his beautiful splendor, set on the summit above the fertile valley, will be like a ripe fig before the summer harvest: Whoever sees it will take it in his hand and swallow it.here: of withering
- Isaiah 34:4יִבּ֔וֹלyibolverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularAll the stars of heaven will be dissolved. The skies will be rolled up like a scroll, and all their stars will fall like withered leaves from the vine, like foliage from the fig tree.here: it will wither
- Isaiah 34:4כִּנְבֹ֤לkinvolpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)All the stars of heaven will be dissolved. The skies will be rolled up like a scroll, and all their stars will fall like withered leaves from the vine, like foliage from the fig tree.here: as withers
- Isaiah 34:4וּכְנֹבֶ֖לֶתukhenoveletconjunction (“and”) + preposition + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singularAll the stars of heaven will be dissolved. The skies will be rolled up like a scroll, and all their stars will fall like withered leaves from the vine, like foliage from the fig tree.here: and like withered fruit
- Isaiah 40:7נָ֣בֵֽלnavelverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularThe grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass.here: it withers
- Isaiah 40:8נָ֣בֵֽלnavelverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularThe grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.”here: it withers
- Isaiah 64:6וַנָּ֤בֶלvanavelHc/Vhw1cpEach of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.here: and we have withered
Jeremiah2 occurrences
- Jeremiah 8:13נָבֵ֔לnavelverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularI will take away their harvest, declares the LORD. There will be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the tree, and even the leaf will wither. Whatever I have given them will be lost to them.”here: it will wither
- Jeremiah 14:21תְּנַבֵּ֖לtenabelverb · intensive (piel), jussive (“let him”) · 2nd person masculine singularFor the sake of Your name do not despise us; do not disgrace Your glorious throne. Remember Your covenant with us; do not break it.here: you treat with contempt