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H5034 · נָבֵל

nâbêl

Primary-Source Attested

Strong’s definition

to wilt; generally, to fall away, fail, faint; figuratively, to be foolish or (morally) wicked; causatively, to despise, disgrace

KJV gloss list in the source

disgrace, dishounour, lightly esteem, fade (away, -ing), fall (down, -ling, off), do foolishly, come to nought, [idiom] surely, make vile, wither.

Source pronunciation notation: naw-bale'

Derivation recorded by Strong

a primitive root;

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