נְוָלוּ

ne.va.ludunghillHow to read Hebrew
aramaicOld TestamentNoun · feminine3 occurrences2 books3 verses

Definition

(Aramaic) or נְוָלִי; (Aramaic), from an unused root probably meaning to be foul; a sink
Traditional renderings: dunghill.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

3 total
  1. Ezra 6:11נְוָל֥וּ · a pile of rubble
    I also decree that if any man interferes with this directive, a beam is to be torn from his house and raised up, and he is to be impaled on it. And his own house shall be made a pile of rubble for this offense.
  2. Daniel 2:5נְוָלִ֥י · to rubble
    The king replied to the astrologers, “My word is final: If you do not tell me the dream and its interpretation, you will be cut into pieces and your houses will be reduced to rubble.
  3. Daniel 3:29נְוָלִ֣י · to rubble
    Therefore I decree that the people of any nation or language who say anything offensive against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego will be cut into pieces and their houses reduced to rubble. For there is no other god who can deliver in this way.”