נְבֵלָה (nᵉbêlâh) — Body

Hebrew word study: נְבֵלָה (nᵉbêlâh), Strong's H5038. a flabby thing, i.e. a carcase or carrion (human or bestial, often collectively); figuratively, an idol

HebrewStrong's H5038
Quick definition
Hebrew word
נְבֵלָה (nᵉbêlâh)
Pronounced: neb-ay-law'

Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.

a flabby thing, i.e. a carcase or carrion (human or bestial, often collectively); figuratively, an idol

Word study
Derivation: from H5034 (נָבֵל);

KJV translation words: (dead) body, (dead) carcase, dead of itself, which died, (beast) that (which) dieth of itself.

Where this word appears

Strong's H5038 is tagged on 48 words in 41 verses across 9 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Leviticus 5:2 and last appears in Ezekiel 44:31.

How it is rendered in the text

The plain-English sense shown on each tagged word, with the number of times each appears.

corpse his ×6the corpse ×5any of carcass their ×4a carcass ×3in a carcass of ×3in carcass their ×3the corpses of ×3and in carcass their ×2carcass ×2carcass their ×2corpse your ×2the corpse of ×2

Forms found in the text

The spellings in which the word is actually written, which can differ by prefix, ending or tense.

נִבְלָתָם ×6נִבְלָתוֹ ×6הַנְּבֵלָה ×5נְבֵלָה ×5נִבְלַת ×5מִנִּבְלָתָם ×4בְּנִבְלַת ×3בְּנִבְלָתָם ×3וּבְנִבְלָתָם ×2נִבְלָתְךָ ×2

Books where it appears most

Leviticus ×191 Kings ×10Jeremiah ×8Deuteronomy ×4Isaiah ×2Ezekiel ×2Joshua ×12 Kings ×1

Verses (first 25 of 41)

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Related entries

Named in this entry's derivation: H5034 נָבֵל (nâbêl).

Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.

Frequently asked questions

What does nᵉbêlâh (H5038) mean?

A flabby thing, i.e. a carcase or carrion (human or bestial, often collectively); figuratively, an idol.

How is H5038 translated in the KJV?

The KJV translates H5038 as: (dead) body, (dead) carcase, dead of itself, which died, (beast) that (which) dieth of itself..

How often does נְבֵלָה (nᵉbêlâh) appear?

Strong's H5038 is tagged on 48 words in 41 verses across 9 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Leviticus 5:2 and last appears in Ezekiel 44:31.