folly, vile, villany
Feminine of nabal; foolishness, i.e. (morally) wickedness; concretely, a crime; by extension, punishment -- folly, vile, villany.
see HEBREW nabal
נְבָלָהnoun femininesenselessness (as shewn in disregard of moral and religious claims), especially of disgraceful sins; also disgrace; — always absolute
׳נ; —
1disgraceful folly, especially of sins of un-chastity Judges 19:23 (wanton deed GFM), so דְּבַרהַזּאֹת׳הַנּJudges 19:24, 2 Samuel 13:12; often בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל׳עָשָׂה נ i.e. do a thing disgraceful according to Israel's standard: Genesis 34:7 (J), Deuteronomy 22:21 (compare Dr on meaning of word; only here of woman), Judges 20:26 (+ זִמָּה), Judges 20:10; Jeremiah 29:23 (compare לֹא יֵעָשֶׂה כֵּן בְּיִשְׂרָאֵלּ2 Samuel 13:12); also of inhospitable churlishness 1 Samuel 25:25 (see I, II. נָבָל, and especially Isaiah 32:6); of profane action Joshua 7:15 (Achan; ׳עָשָׂה נבְּיִשְׂרָאֵל); of senseless and irreligious language Isaiah 9:16דֹּבֵרIsaiah 32:6 (יְדַבֵּר).
2contumely, disgrace׳עֲשׂוֺת עִמָּכֶם נJob 42:8 (of ׳י), i.e. deal out to you disgrace, expose you and punish you as נְבָלִים (compare 2 Samuel 3:33, below נָבָל), because of your utterances about me.
Strong's Hebrew: 5039. נְבָלָה (nebalah) — 13 Occurrences
Genesis 34:7
HEB:מְאֹ֑ד כִּֽי־ נְבָלָ֞ה עָשָׂ֣ה בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
NAS: he had done a disgraceful thing in Israel
KJV: because he had wrought folly in Israel
INT: were very because A disgraceful had done Israel
Deuteronomy 22:21
HEB:כִּֽי־ עָשְׂתָ֤ה נְבָלָה֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לִזְנ֖וֹת
NAS: she has committed an act of folly in Israel
KJV: because she hath wrought folly in Israel,
INT: because has committed an act Israel playing
Joshua 7:15
HEB:וְכִֽי־ עָשָׂ֥ה נְבָלָ֖ה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
NAS: he has committed a disgraceful thing in Israel.'
KJV: and because he hath wrought folly in Israel.
INT: and because has committed A disgraceful Israel
Judges 19:23
HEB:תַּעֲשׂ֖וּ אֶת־ הַנְּבָלָ֥ה הַזֹּֽאת׃
NAS: do not commit this act of folly.
KJV: into mine house, do not this folly.
INT: No commit act likewise
Judges 19:24
HEB:תַעֲשׂ֔וּ דְּבַ֖ר הַנְּבָלָ֥ה הַזֹּֽאת׃
NAS: an act of folly against this
KJV: do not so vile a thing.
INT: commit an act of folly so
Judges 20:6
HEB:עָשׂ֛וּ זִמָּ֥ה וּנְבָלָ֖ה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
NAS: a lewd and disgraceful act in Israel.
KJV: lewdness and folly in Israel.
INT: have committed A lewd and disgraceful Israel
Judges 20:10
HEB:בִּנְיָמִ֔ן כְּכָל־ הַ֨נְּבָלָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָׂ֖ה
NAS: [them] for all the disgraceful acts that they have committed
KJV: of Benjamin, according to all the folly that they have wrought
INT: of Benjamin for all the disgraceful they have committed
1 Samuel 25:25
HEB:נָבָ֣ל שְׁמ֔וֹ וּנְבָלָ֖ה עִמּ֑וֹ וַֽאֲנִי֙
NAS: is his name and folly is with him; but I your maidservant
KJV: [is] his name, and folly [is] with him: but I thine handmaid
INT: Nabal is his name and folly with I
2 Samuel 13:12
HEB:תַּעֲשֵׂ֖ה אֶת־ הַנְּבָלָ֥ה הַזֹּֽאת׃
NAS: do not do this disgraceful thing!
KJV: in Israel: do not thou this folly.
INT: No do disgraceful for
Job 42:8
HEB:עֲשׂ֤וֹת עִמָּכֶם֙ נְבָלָ֔ה כִּ֠י לֹ֣א
NAS: that I may not do with you [according to your] folly, because
KJV: lest I deal with you [after your] folly, in that ye have not spoken
INT: do with folly because have not
Isaiah 9:17
HEB:פֶּ֖ה דֹּבֵ֣ר נְבָלָ֑ה בְּכָל־ זֹאת֙
NAS: is speaking foolishness. In [spite of] all
KJV: speaketh folly. For all this his anger
INT: mouth is speaking foolishness and every likewise
Isaiah 32:6
HEB:כִּ֤י נָבָל֙ נְבָלָ֣ה יְדַבֵּ֔ר וְלִבּ֖וֹ
NAS: speaks nonsense, And his heart
KJV: will speak villany, and his heart
INT: For A fool nonsense speaks and his heart
Jeremiah 29:23
HEB:אֲשֶׁר֩ עָשׂ֨וּ נְבָלָ֜ה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וַיְנַֽאֲפוּ֙
NAS: they have acted foolishly in Israel,
KJV: Because they have committed villany in Israel,
INT: which have acted foolishly Israel committed
