Strong's Hebrew · H5036

H5036 nâbâl

נָבָל

naw-bawl'

fool(-ish, -ish man, -ish woman), vile person.

Looking for Greek G5036 tachýs? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H5036. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.

When nâbâl is spoken over you, Doxa is where you record what was said, in the words it was said in, weigh it against Scripture with people you trust, and return to it in a year.

Definition

stupid; wicked (especially impious)

Derivation

from H5034 (נָבֵל);

Appears 18 times in Scripture

Deuteronomy 32:21

“They have provoked My jealousy by that which is not God; they have enraged Me with their worthless idols. So I will make them jealous by those who are not a people; I will make them angry by a nation without understanding.”

Job 2:10

““You speak as a foolish woman speaks,” he told her. “Should we accept from God only good and not adversity?” In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.”

Psalms 14:1

“The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good.”

Deuteronomy 32:6

“Is this how you repay the LORD, O foolish and senseless people? Is He not your Father and Creator? Has He not made you and established you?”

2 Samuel 13:13

“Where could I ever take my shame? And you would be like one of the fools in Israel! Please speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you.””

Psalms 74:18

“Remember how the enemy has mocked You, O LORD, how a foolish people has spurned Your name.”

2 Samuel 3:33

“And the king sang this lament for Abner: “Should Abner die the death of a fool?”

Psalms 39:8

“Deliver me from all my transgressions; do not make me the reproach of fools.”

Psalms 53:1

“The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their ways are vile. There is no one who does good.”

Job 30:8

“A senseless and nameless brood, they were driven off the land.”

When nâbâl is spoken over you

Words like this one get spoken over people: in a prayer line, in a message from a friend, in a moment nobody planned. The lexicon gives you what nâbâl means. What God is saying to you through it is yours to record and weigh.

Doxa is where you record what was said, in the words it was said in, weigh it against verses like Deuteronomy 32:21 with people you trust, and return to it in a year to see what came of it.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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