נבל

Hebrew

Etymology 1

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נבל

Root
נ־ב־ל (n-b-l)

Noun

נֵבֶל • (nével) m (plural indefinite נְבָלִים, singular construct נִבְלֵי־) [pattern: קֵטֶל]

1. harp, lyre (musical instrument)

References

• H5035 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Etymology 2

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Noun

נָבָל • (navál) m (plural indefinite נְבָלִים, feminine counterpart נְבָלָה)

1. villain, vile person, miscreant, scoundrel
2. (fiction) villain, bad guy

Verb

נָבַל • (navál) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

1. to wither, wilt, dry out
2. to lose joy and interest in life

Conjugation

Conjugation of נָבַל (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: ליבול / לִבֹּל action noun: נְבִילָה passive participle: נָבוּל
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	נָבַלְתִּי		נָבַלְנוּ
	second	נָבַלְתָּ	נָבַלְתְּ	נְבַלְתֶּם1	נְבַלְתֶּן1
	third	נָבַל	נָבְלָה	נָבְלוּ
present		נוֹבֵל	נוֹבֶלֶת	נוֹבְלִים	נוֹבְלוֹת
future	first	אבול / אֶבֹּל		ניבול / נִבֹּל
	second	תיבול / תִּבֹּל	תיבלי / תִּבְּלִי	תיבלו / תִּבְּלוּ	תיבולנה / תִּבֹּלְנָה2
	third	ייבול / יִבֹּל	תיבול / תִּבֹּל	ייבלו / יִבְּלוּ	תיבולנה / תִּבֹּלְנָה2
imperative		נבול / נְבֹל	נִבְלִי	נִבְלוּ	נבולנה / נְבֹלְנָה2
notes		Pronounced נָבַלְתֶּם and נָבַלְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

• “נבל” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• נבל on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Anagrams

• לבן