נָבָל

na.valfoolishHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentAdjective18 occurrences8 books18 verses

Definition

from H5034; stupid; wicked (especially impious)
Traditional renderings: fool(-ish, -ish man, -ish woman), vile person.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders נָבָל:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

18 total
  1. Deuteronomy 32:6נָבָ֖ל · O foolish
    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. Deuteronomy 32:21נָבָ֖ל · without understanding
    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.
  3. 2 Samuel 3:33נָבָ֖ל · of a fool
    And the king sang this lament for Abner: “Should Abner die the death of a fool?
  4. 2 Samuel 13:13הַנְּבָלִ֖ים · of the fools
    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.”
  5. Job 2:10הַנְּבָלוֹת֙ · foolish woman
    “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.
  6. Job 30:8נָ֭בָל · A senseless
    A senseless and nameless brood, they were driven off the land.
  7. Psalm 14:1נָבָ֣ל · The fool
    For the choirmaster. Of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good.
  8. Psalm 39:8נָ֝בָ֗ל · of fools
    Deliver me from all my transgressions; do not make me the reproach of fools.
  9. Psalm 53:1נָבָ֣ל · The fool
    For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath. A Maskil of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their ways are vile. There is no one who does good.
  10. Psalm 74:18נָ֝בָ֗ל · how a foolish
    Remember how the enemy has mocked You, O LORD, how a foolish people has spurned Your name.
  11. Psalm 74:22נָ֝בָ֗ל · the fool
    Rise up, O God; defend Your cause! Remember how the fool mocks You all day long.
  12. Proverbs 17:7לְנָבָ֣ל · for a fool
    Eloquent words are unfit for a fool; how much worse are lying lips to a ruler!
  13. Proverbs 17:21נָבָֽל׃ · of a fool
    A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.
  14. Proverbs 30:22וְ֝נָבָ֗ל · a fool
    …a servant who becomes king, a fool who is filled with food,
  15. Isaiah 32:5לְנָבָ֖ל · a fool
    No longer will a fool be called noble, nor a scoundrel be respected.
  16. Isaiah 32:6נָבָל֙ · a fool
    For a fool speaks foolishness; his mind plots iniquity. He practices ungodliness and speaks falsely about the LORD; he leaves the hungry empty and deprives the thirsty of drink.
  17. Jeremiah 17:11נָבָֽל׃ · the fool
    Like a partridge hatching eggs it did not lay is the man who makes a fortune unjustly. In the middle of his days his riches will desert him, and in the end he will be the fool.”
  18. Ezekiel 13:3הַנְּבָלִ֑ים · the foolish
    This is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit yet have seen nothing.