נבל

Hebrew

Etymology 1

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Root
נ־ב־ל (n-b-l)

Noun

נֵבֶל • (nével) m (plural indefinite נְבָלִים, singular construct נִבְלֵי־) [pattern: קֵטֶל]

  1. harp, lyre (musical instrument)

References

Etymology 2

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Noun

נָבָל • (navál) m (plural indefinite נְבָלִים, feminine counterpart נְבָלָה)

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

Verb

נָבַל • (navál) third-singular masculine past (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 נָבַלְתִּינָבַלְנוּ
second נָבַלְתָּנָבַלְתְּנְבַלְתֶּם1נְבַלְתֶּן1
third נָבַלנָבְלָהנָבְלוּ
present נוֹבֵלנוֹבֶלֶתנוֹבְלִיםנוֹבְלוֹת
future first אבול / אֶבֹּלניבול / נִבֹּל
second תיבול / תִּבֹּלתיבלי / תִּבְּלִיתיבלו / תִּבְּלוּתיבולנה / תִּבֹּלְנָה2
third ייבול / יִבֹּלתיבול / תִּבֹּלייבלו / יִבְּלוּתיבולנה / תִּבֹּלְנָה2
imperative נבול / נְבֹלנִבְלִינִבְלוּנבולנה / נְבֹלְנָה2
notes
  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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