נְבֵלָה
nᵉbêlâh · neb-ay-law'
a flabby thing, i.e. a carcase or carrion (human or bestial, often collectively); figuratively, an idol
Lexicon
Derivation: from H5034 (נָבֵל);
a flabby thing, i.e. a carcase or carrion (human or bestial, often collectively); figuratively, an idol
- a flabby thing, i.e. a carcase or carrion (human or bestial, often collectively)
- figuratively, an idol
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: (dead) body, (dead) carcase, dead of itself, which died, (beast) that (which) dieth of itself.
Letters
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the seed, life continuing › the house, what is within › authority, the one who leads › to reveal, behold
The seed, life continuing of the house, what is within of authority, the one who leads that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of נְבֵלָה above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
48 occurrences · 48 OT · 0 NT · 38 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- the carcase9 · 24%
- his carcase3 · 8%
- and their carcases3 · 8%
- their carcase2 · 5%
- whether it be a carcase1 · 3%
- or a carcase1 · 3%
- or the carcase1 · 3%
- of the beast that dieth of itself1 · 3%
- and their carcase1 · 3%
- but ye shall have their carcases1 · 3%
- ought of the carcase1 · 3%
- and every thing whereupon any part of their carcase1 · 3%
- and if any part of their carcase1 · 3%
- and any part of their carcase1 · 3%
- of the carcase1 · 3%
- that which died1 · 3%
- that which dieth of itself1 · 3%
- their dead carcase1 · 3%
- of any thing that dieth of itself1 · 3%
- his body1 · 3%
- and thy carcase1 · 3%
- thy carcase1 · 3%
- him: and his carcase1 · 3%
- by the carcase1 · 3%
- and the carcase1 · 3%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.