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נָבֵל H5034
H5034 is the Hebrew word נָבֵל, transliterated nâbêl and said naw-bale'. The King James Version most often renders it fadeth.
What it means
to wilt; generally, to fall away, fail, faint; figuratively, to be foolish or (morally) wicked; causatively, to despise, disgrace.
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 19 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: disgrace, dishounour, lightly esteem, fade (away, -ing), fall (down, -ling, off), do foolishly, come to nought, [idiom] surely, make vile, wither.
Verses using נָבֵל
All 21 verses, quoted in full.
Exodus 18:18 · KJV
Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone.
Deuteronomy 32:15 · KJV
But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
2 Samuel 22:46 · KJV
Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close places.
Job 14:18 · KJV
And surely the mountain falling cometh to nought, and the rock is removed out of his place.
Psalm 1:3 · KJV
And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
Psalm 18:45 · KJV
The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.
Psalm 37:2 · KJV
For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
Proverbs 30:32 · KJV
If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.
Isaiah 1:30 · KJV
For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water.
Isaiah 24:4 · KJV
The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish.
Isaiah 28:1 · KJV
Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine!
Isaiah 28:4 · KJV
And the glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley, shall be a fading flower, and as the hasty fruit before the summer; which when he that looketh upon it seeth, while it is yet in his hand he eateth it up.
Isaiah 34:4 · KJV
And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree.
Isaiah 40:7 · KJV
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.
Isaiah 40:8 · KJV
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.
Isaiah 64:6 · KJV
But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
Jeremiah 8:13 · KJV
I will surely consume them, saith the LORD: there shall be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig tree, and the leaf shall fade; and the things that I have given them shall pass away from them.
Jeremiah 14:21 · KJV
Do not abhor us, for thy name’s sake, do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us.
Ezekiel 47:12 · KJV
And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine.
Micah 7:6 · KJV
For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man’s enemies are the men of his own house.
Nahum 3:6 · KJV
And I will cast abominable filth upon thee, and make thee vile, and will set thee as a gazingstock.
Common questions
What does Strong's H5034 mean?
H5034 is the Hebrew word נָבֵל (nâbêl), meaning to wilt; generally, to fall away, fail, faint; figuratively, to be foolish or (morally) wicked; causatively, to despise, disgrace.
How is H5034 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it fadeth (3 times), fade (3 times), fade away (2 times), fadeth away (2 times), fading (2 times), among others.
How many times does H5034 appear in the Bible?
נָבֵל (nâbêl) is tagged in 21 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H5034 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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