נבל

Hebrew

Etymology 1

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נבל
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) (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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