Lexical Definition

‎נְבַלָּט‎ Nᵉballâṭ (neb-al-lawt') Neballat ^N:N--L
apparently from ‎נָבָל‎ and ‎לָט‎; foolish secrecy

Neballat.

• § Neballat = "hidden folly"
• Neballat, a place in Palestine

1) a town of Benjamin reoccupied after the captivity

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎נְבַלָּ֑ט‎ proper name, of a location place where Benjamites dwelt Neh 11:34. ᵐ5^L Ναβαλυτ. Modern Beit Nebâlâ, 6 miles northeast from Lydda, according to Guérin^{Sam. ii. 67 f.}; Mishna ‎בית נבלטא‎ Buhl^{Ges 12; Geogr. 197}.

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Neballat • A town in Benjamin inhabited by Benjamites after the exile

Neballat was a town in the territory of Benjamin where some Benjamites settled after returning from the Babylonian exile.

• A location only mentioned at Neh.11.34;
• only referred to as Neballat נְבַלָּט.
  

Neballat was a town in the territory of Benjamin, mentioned in the list of places inhabited by the people of Benjamin after their return from the Babylonian exile (Neh. 11:34). It is listed along with other towns such as Zeboim, Lod, and Ono, suggesting it was located in the western part of Benjamin, near the border with Judah. The exact location of Neballat is unknown, and it is not mentioned elsewhere in the Bible.

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