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נָבָל H5036
H5036 is the Hebrew word נָבָל, transliterated nâbâl and said naw-bawl'. The King James Version most often renders it fool.
What it means
stupid; wicked (especially impious).
Where it comes from
from H5034 (נָבֵל).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 16 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: fool(-ish, -ish man, -ish woman), vile person.
Verses using נָבָל
All 16 verses, quoted in full.
Deuteronomy 32:6 · KJV
Do ye thus requite the LORD, O foolish people and unwise? is not he thy father that hath bought thee? hath he not made thee, and established thee?
Deuteronomy 32:21 · KJV
They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.
2 Samuel 3:33 · KJV
And the king lamented over Abner, and said, Died Abner as a fool dieth?
2 Samuel 13:13 · KJV
And I, whither shall I cause my shame to go? and as for thee, thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, speak unto the king; for he will not withhold me from thee.
Job 2:10 · KJV
But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.
Job 30:8 · KJV
They were children of fools, yea, children of base men: they were viler than the earth.
Psalm 14:1 · KJV
The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 53:1 · KJV
The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 74:18 · KJV
Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name.
Psalm 74:22 · KJV
Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily.
Proverbs 17:7 · KJV
Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
Proverbs 17:21 · KJV
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
Proverbs 30:22 · KJV
For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
Isaiah 32:5 · KJV
The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be bountiful.
Isaiah 32:6 · KJV
For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.
Ezekiel 13:3 · KJV
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!
Common questions
What does Strong's H5036 mean?
H5036 is the Hebrew word נָבָל (nâbâl), meaning stupid; wicked (especially impious).
How is H5036 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it fool (6 times), foolish (4 times), fools (2 times), vile person (2 times), foolish women (1 time), among others.
How many times does H5036 appear in the Bible?
נָבָל (nâbâl) is tagged in 16 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H5036 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H5034 (נָבֵל).
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