Word Study · Strong's H5037 · Hebrew
נָבָל
Nabal
naw-bawl'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Nâbâl
“Nabal, an Israelite”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Nabal, an Israelite
Rendered in the KJV as
Nabal.
- 22occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 13inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 22 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 13
- נָבָ֔ל4
- נָבָ֖ל4
- נָבָ֗ל2
- נָבָ֣ל2
- נָבָ֥ל2
- כְנָבָל֙1
- לְנָבָ֛ל1
- מִנָּבָ֔ל1
- נָבָ֛ל1
- נָבָ֜ל1
- נָבָ֡ל1
- נָבָל֙1
and 1 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 6
- Nabal17
- [is] Nabal1
- [was] Nabal1
- from Nabal1
- like Nabal1
- to Nabal1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- proper noun (a name)19
- preposition + proper noun (a name)3
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpm · 19
- HR/Npm · 3
All 22, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
1 Samuel carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
1 Samuel20 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 25:3נָבָ֔לnavalproper noun (a name)His name was Nabal, and his wife’s name was Abigail. She was an intelligent and beautiful woman, but her husband, a Calebite, was harsh and evil in his dealings.here: [was] Nabal
- 1 Samuel 25:4נָבָ֖לnavalproper noun (a name)While David was in the wilderness, he heard that Nabal was shearing sheep.here: Nabal
- 1 Samuel 25:5נָבָ֔לnavalproper noun (a name)So David sent ten young men and instructed them, “Go up to Nabal at Carmel. Greet him in my namehere: Nabal
- 1 Samuel 25:9נָבָ֛לnavalproper noun (a name)When David’s young men arrived, they relayed all these words to Nabal on behalf of David. Then they waited.here: Nabal
- 1 Samuel 25:10נָבָ֜לnavalproper noun (a name)But Nabal asked them, “Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants these days are breaking away from their masters.here: Nabal
- 1 Samuel 25:14נָבָ֔לnavalproper noun (a name)Meanwhile, one of Nabal’s young men informed Nabal’s wife Abigail, “Look, David sent messengers from the wilderness to greet our master, but he scolded them.here: Nabal
- 1 Samuel 25:19נָבָ֖לnavalproper noun (a name)and said to her young men, “Go ahead of me. I will be right behind you.” But she did not tell her husband Nabal.here: Nabal
- 1 Samuel 25:25נָבָ֗לnavalproper noun (a name)My lord should pay no attention to this scoundrel Nabal, for he lives up to his name: His name means Fool, and folly accompanies him. I, your servant, did not see my lord’s young men whom you sent.here: Nabal
- 1 Samuel 25:25נָבָ֣לnavalproper noun (a name)My lord should pay no attention to this scoundrel Nabal, for he lives up to his name: His name means Fool, and folly accompanies him. I, your servant, did not see my lord’s young men whom you sent.here: [is] Nabal
- 1 Samuel 25:26כְנָבָל֙khenavalpreposition + proper noun (a name)Now, my lord, as surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, the LORD has held you back from coming to bloodshed and avenging yourself with your own hand. May your enemies and those who seek harm for my lord be like Nabal.here: like Nabal
- 1 Samuel 25:34לְנָבָ֛לlenavalpreposition + proper noun (a name)Otherwise, as surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, who has restrained me from harming you, if you had not come quickly to meet me, then surely no male belonging to Nabal would have been left alive by morning light.”here: to Nabal
- 1 Samuel 25:36נָבָ֡לnavalproper noun (a name)When Abigail returned to Nabal, there he was in the house, holding a feast fit for a king, in high spirits and very drunk. So she told him nothing until morning light.here: Nabal
- 1 Samuel 25:36נָבָל֙navalproper noun (a name)When Abigail returned to Nabal, there he was in the house, holding a feast fit for a king, in high spirits and very drunk. So she told him nothing until morning light.here: Nabal
- 1 Samuel 25:37מִנָּבָ֔לminavalpreposition + proper noun (a name)In the morning when Nabal was sober, his wife told him about these events, and his heart failed within him and he became like a stone.here: from Nabal
- 1 Samuel 25:38נָבָ֖לnavalproper noun (a name)About ten days later, the LORD struck Nabal dead.here: Nabal
- 1 Samuel 25:39נָבָל֒navalproper noun (a name)On hearing that Nabal was dead, David said, “Blessed be the LORD, who has upheld my cause against the reproach of Nabal and has restrained His servant from evil. For the LORD has brought the wickedness of Nabal down upon his own head.” Then David sent word to Abigail, asking for her in marriage.here: Nabal
- 1 Samuel 25:39נָבָ֗לnavalproper noun (a name)On hearing that Nabal was dead, David said, “Blessed be the LORD, who has upheld my cause against the reproach of Nabal and has restrained His servant from evil. For the LORD has brought the wickedness of Nabal down upon his own head.” Then David sent word to Abigail, asking for her in marriage.here: Nabal
- 1 Samuel 25:39נָבָ֔לnavalproper noun (a name)On hearing that Nabal was dead, David said, “Blessed be the LORD, who has upheld my cause against the reproach of Nabal and has restrained His servant from evil. For the LORD has brought the wickedness of Nabal down upon his own head.” Then David sent word to Abigail, asking for her in marriage.here: Nabal
- 1 Samuel 27:3נָבָ֖לnavalproper noun (a name)David and his men settled in Gath with Achish. Each man had his family with him, and David had his two wives: Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail of Carmel, the widow of Nabal.here: Nabal
- 1 Samuel 30:5נָבָ֥לnavalproper noun (a name)David’s two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel, had been taken captive.here: Nabal
2 Samuel2 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 2:2נָבָ֥לnavalproper noun (a name)So David went there with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel.here: Nabal
- 2 Samuel 3:3נָבָ֣לnavalproper noun (a name)his second was Chileab, by Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel; his third was Absalom, the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur;here: Nabal
Same headword in Strong's