Hebrew word study

נְבָלָהnᵉbâlâh — foolishness, i.e. (morally) wickedness

Pronounced “neb-aw-law'”

foolishness, i.e. (morally) wickedness; concretely, a crime; by extension, punishment

Translated in the King James as: folly, vile, villany.

Appears 13 times in Scripture

Origin: feminine of H5036 (נָבָל);

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Where it appears

Genesis — 1×
Genesis 34:7
Deuteronomy — 1×
Deuteronomy 22:21
Joshua — 1×
Joshua 7:15
Judges — 4×
Judges 19:23Judges 19:24Judges 20:6Judges 20:10
1 Samuel — 1×
1 Sam 25:25
2 Samuel — 1×
2 Sam 13:12
Job — 1×
Job 42:8
Isaiah — 2×
Isaiah 9:17Isaiah 32:6
Jeremiah — 1×
Jeremiah 29:23

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