Lexical Definition

‎נָבֵל‎ nâbêl (naw-bale') be senseless ^H:V
a primitive root

disgrace, dishounour, lightly esteem, fade (away, -ing), fall (down, -ling, off), do foolishly, come to nought, [idiom] surely, make vile, wither.

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

1) to be senseless, be foolish
1a) (Qal) to be foolish
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to regard or treat as foolish
1b2) to treat with contempt
2) to sink or drop down, languish, wither and fall, fade
2a) (Qal)
2a1) to sink or drop down
2a2) to fall, wither and fall, fade
2a3) to droop

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II. ‎נָבַל‎ verb be senseless, foolish (Late Hebrew ‎נְבָלָה‎, ‎נַבְלוּת‎ of immodesty; Arabic = (per contra) be noble, distinguished, also be gracious (Frey); Aramaic ‎נְבַל‎ Pa`el reject, despise, see ᵑ7 Neh 3:6; Jer 14:21 in derivatives as Late Hebrew); —

Qal = be foolish Prov 30:32 is doubted by Frankenb Toy (where see various renderings), and others, who think text corrupt. Perfect 2 masculine singular ‎נָבַלְתָּ‎ Prov 30:32 if thou hast been foolish in lifting up thyself (opposed to ‎זַמּוֺתָ‎). Pi`el Perfect 1 singular suffix consecutive ‎וְנִבַּלְתִּיךְ‎ Nah 3:6 Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎וַיְנַבֵּל‎ Deut 32:15 2 masculine singular ‎תְּנַבֵּל‎ Jer 14:21 Participle ‎מִנַבֵּל‎ Mic 7:6 — regard or treat as a ‎נָבָל‎ (q. v.), i.e. with contumely, with accusative: ‎בֵּן מְנַבֵּל אָב‎ Mic 7:6 son treateth father as a fool (with contumely); ‎׳‎‎וַיְנ‎ ‎צוּר‎ Deut 32:15 and he treated with contumely the Rock of his salvation (i.e. ‎׳‎‎י‎; || ‎נטשִׁ‎); ‎׳‎‎י‎ subject, Nah 3:6 I will treat thee (Nineveh) with contumely (|| ‎וְהִשְׂלַכְתִּ֫י צָלַיִךְ שִׁקֻּצִים‎); Jer 14:21 do not treat with contumely the throne of thy glory (|| ‎נאץ‎).

‎נָבֵל‎ verb sink or drop down, languish, wither and fall, fade (Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian nabâlu, destroy, Dl^{HWB 443 f.} Arabic v, VIII. die; Aramaic ‎נְבֵילָא‎ corpse); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ‎׳‎‎נ‎ Isa 40:7; Isa 40:8; Jer 8:13 3 feminine singular ‎נָָֽבְלָה‎ Isa 24:4 (twice in verse); Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎יִבּוֺל‎ Ps 1:3 + 4 t. (on form compare Ges^{«GKC:43»§ 43}, 3, R, 1, h Ol^{§ 246 e}) 2 masculine singular ‎תִּבֹּל‎ Exod 18:18 3 masculine plural ‎יִבֹּלוּ‎ 2Sam 22:46 = Ps 18:46*, ‎יִבּוֺל֑וּן‎ Ps 37:2 1 plural ‎וַנָּ֫בֶל‎ Isa 64:5* (on form compare Di and Ol^{§ 236 e}); Infinitive absolute ‎נָבֹל‎ Exod 18:18 construct ‎נְבֹל‎ Isa 34:4 Participle ‎נֹבֵל‎ Isa 28:1; Isa 28:4 feminine ‎נֹבֶ֫לָת‎ absolute Isa 34:4 construct Isa 1:30 —

1. sink or drop down, from exhaustion ‎נָבֹל תִּכֹּל‎ Exod 18:18 (Moses and Israel); from discouragement 2Sam 22:46 = Ps 18:46* (of foreigners, foes of Israel); of mountain ‎הַרנֹֿפֵל יִבּוֺל‎ Job 14:18 (but ‎נָפוֺל יִפּוֺל‎ Lag^{Proph. Chald.} Siegf Baer, after ᵐ5, so Bu [or ‎יִבְלֶה‎]; Du ‎נָבוֺל יִכּוֺל‎).

2. usually fall like a leaf, or flower wither and fall, fade: ‎כְּאֵלָה נֹבֶ֫לֶת עֶָ˜להָ‎ Isa 1:30 like an oak falling as to it leaves (simile of people of Jerusalem); the host of heaven ‎יִבּוֺל כִּנְבֹל עָלֶה‎ ‎מגֶּפֶן וּכְנֹבֶלֶת מִתְּאֵנָה‎ Isa 34:4 ‎עָלֵהוּ‎ ‎׳‎‎לֹא יִבּ‎ Ezek 47:12 (trees in Ezekiel's vision), so figurative of good man Ps 1:3 of Israel Jer 8:13, ‎וַנָּ֫בֶל כֶּעָלֶה‎ Isa 64:5* also ‎נָבֵל צִיץ‎ Isa 40:7; Isa 40:8 (both || ‎יָבֵשׁ חָצִיר‎), ‎צִיץ נֹבֵל‎ Isa 28:1 compare vIsa 28:4 of wicked ‎׳‎‎כְּיֶרֶק דֶּשֶׁא יִבּ‎ Ps 37:2: (|| ‎כֶּחָצִיר יִמָּ֑לוּ‎); of devastated earth ‎אָֽבְלָה נָָֽבְלָה הָאָרֶַץ אֻמְלְלָה נָָֽבְלָה‎ ‎תֵּבֵ֑ל‎ Isa 24:4.

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