נבל

Hebrew

Etymology 1

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Root
נ־ב־ל (n-b-l)
3 terms

Noun

נֵבֶל or נֶבֶל • (névelm (plural indefinite נְבָלִים, singular construct נִבְלֵי־) [pattern: קֵטֶל]

  1. (music) harp
  2. (music) lyre
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Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

נָבָל • (naválm (plural indefinite נְבָלִים, feminine counterpart נְבָלָה)

  1. villain, vile person, miscreant, scoundrel
  2. (fiction) villain, bad guy

Verb

נָבַל • (navál) (pa'al construction)

  1. to wither, wilt, dry out
  2. to lose joy and interest in life
Conjugation
Conjugation of נָבַל (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive ליבול / לִבֹּל
action noun נְבִילָה
passive participle נָבוּל
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first נָבַלְתִּי נָבַלְנוּ
second נָבַלְתָּ נָבַלְתְּ נְבַלְתֶּם1 נְבַלְתֶּן1
third נָבַל נָבְלָה נָבְלוּ
present נוֹבֵל נוֹבֶלֶת נוֹבְלִים נוֹבְלוֹת
future first אבול / אֶבֹּל ניבול / נִבֹּל
second תיבול / תִּבֹּל תיבלי / תִּבְּלִי תיבלו / תִּבְּלוּ תיבולנה / תִּבֹּלְנָה2
third ייבול / יִבֹּל תיבול / תִּבֹּל ייבלו / יִבְּלוּ תיבולנה / תִּבֹּלְנָה2
imperative נבול / נְבֹל נִבְלִי נִבְלוּ נבולנה / נְבֹלְנָה2

1 Pronounced נָבַלְתֶּם and נָבַלְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

  • נבל” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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