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H5039 נְבָלָה (nᵉbâlâh) neb-aw-law'
Hebrew
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Strong's Definition

feminine of 5036; foolishness, i.e. (morally) wickedness; concretely, a crime; by extension, punishment

KJV Usage: folly, vile, villany

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

נְבָלָה (ne.va.lah) — folly. 1) senselessness, folly 1a) disgraceful folly 1a1) of immorality, profane actions 1b) disgrace, contumely disgrace

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun f · נבל

Foolish | ≈ זִמָּה

foolishness, folly, foolish actions = foolish actions that show a lack of respect for God and/or one's fellow human beings

GEN 34:7 · DEU 22:21 · JOS 7:15 · JDG 19:23 · JDG 19:24 · JDG 20:6 · JDG 20:10 · 1SA 25:25 · 2SA 13:12 · JOB 42:8 · ISA 9:16 · ISA 32:6 · JER 29:23

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

נְבָלָה n.f. senselessness (as shewn in disregard of moral and religious claims), esp. of disgraceful sins; also disgrace base

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