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Hebrew wordlink #252291

OSHB Psa 53:2 נָבָל (nāⱱāl) Strongs=5036 Lemma=‘נָבָל’
contextual word gloss=‘a_fool’ word gloss=‘fool’
Morphology=Aamsa PoS=adjective Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute

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Other uses (11) of identical word form נָבָל (Morphology=Aamsa PoS=adjective Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘נָבָל’ (Morphology=Aamsa PoS=adjective Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) has 3 different glosses: ‘[the]_foolish’, ‘a_fool’, ‘foolish’.

DEU 32:6 contextual word gloss=‘foolish’ word gloss=‘foolish’ OSHB DEU 32:6 word 6

OET-LV: 6 Wwww to_YHWH do _you(pl)_repay this Oh _people foolish and_not wise am_not is_he I _will _show_you(ms) who_he_created _you he he_made _you and_he_established _you. (DEU_32:6)

OET-RV: 6 Is that how you reward Yahweh,
⇔ you foolish people and without wisdom?
⇔ Isn’t he your father, your creator?
⇔ ≈ He made you and established you. (DEU 32:6)

DEU 32:21 contextual word gloss=‘foolish’ word gloss=‘foolish’ OSHB DEU 32:21 word 12

OET-LV: 21 They they_have _made _me _jealous by_not a _god they_have _provoked _me _to _anger by_their _of_vanities and_I I_will _make _them _jealous by_not a _people by_a _nation foolish I_will _provoke _them _to _anger. (DEU_32:21)

OET-RV: 21 They provoked me with a non-god—
⇔ angered me by their worthless idols,
⇔ so I’ll provoke them with a ‘non-people’.
⇔ I’ll anger them by means of a foolish nation, (DEU 32:21)

2 SAM 3:33 contextual word gloss=‘a_fool’ word gloss=‘fool’ OSHB 2 SAM 3:33 word 7

OET-LV: 33 and_he _made _a _lament the_king concerning ʼAⱱnēr and_he _said like_the_death _of a _fool will _he _die ʼAⱱnēr. (SA2_3:33)

OET-RV: 33 The king sang this song for Abner:
⇔ “Abner shouldn’t have died as if he was just some drunken fool. (SA2 3:33)

JOB 30:8 contextual word gloss=‘a_fool’ word gloss=‘foolish’ OSHB JOB 30:8 word 2

OET-LV: 8 Sons _of a _fool also sons _of not a _name they _have _been _scourged from the_earth/land. (JOB_30:8)

OET-RV: 8 They’re the children of fools, without any name to them.
⇔ They’ve been driven out of the land. (JOB 30:8)

PSA 14:1 contextual word gloss=‘a_fool’ word gloss=‘fool’ OSHB PSA 14:1 word 4

OET-LV: 14 To_choirmaster of_Dāvid he _says a _fool in_his _of_heart there_is_not a _god they _behave _corruptly they _do _abominably deed[s] there_is_not one _who_does _of (of)_good. (PSA_14:1)

OET-RV: For the musical director: a song by David.
⇔  14 Godless people convince themselves that there is no god.
⇔ They behave corruptly and do evil things.
⇔ No one really does what is good. (PSA 14:1)

PSA 39:9 contextual word gloss=‘[the]_foolish’ word gloss=‘fool’ OSHB PSA 39:9 word 5

OET-LV: 9  from_all transgressions _of_my deliver_me a _reproach _of the_foolish do _not make_me. (PSA_39:9)

OET-RV: 9 I can’t speak and can’t even open my mouth,
⇔ because it’s you who has done it. (PSA 39:9)

PSA 74:18 contextual word gloss=‘foolish’ word gloss=‘foolish’ OSHB PSA 74:18 word 7

OET-LV: 18 remember this the_enemy he _taunted Oh_YHWH and_a _people foolish they _spurned name _of_your. (PSA_74:18)

OET-RV: 18 Call to mind how the enemy hurled insults at you, Yahweh,
⇔ and that a foolish nation has belittled your name. (PSA 74:18)

PSA 74:22 contextual word gloss=‘a_fool’ word gloss=‘foolish’ OSHB PSA 74:22 word 8

OET-LV: 22 Arise Oh _god conduct case _of_your remember reproach _of_your from a _fool all _of the_day. (PSA_74:22)

OET-RV: 22 Take action, God; defend your own honour.
⇔ Take notice of how fools insult you all day long. (PSA 74:22)

PROV 17:21 contextual word gloss=‘a_fool’ word gloss=‘fool’ OSHB PROV 17:21 word 8

OET-LV: 21 one _who_begets a _fool to_grief to_him/it and_not the_father _of he _rejoices a _fool. (PRO_17:21)

OET-RV: 21 It’s sad for the parents of a child who makes bad choices,
⇔ ≈ and the father of a fool won’t be a happy person. (PRO 17:21)

ISA 32:6 contextual word gloss=‘a_fool’ word gloss=‘fool’ OSHB ISA 32:6 word 2

OET-LV: 6 If/because a _fool disgraceful _folly he _speaks and_his _of_heart it _does wickedness for_doing godlessness and_by_speaking concerning YHWH error by_keeping _empty the_appetite _of the_hungry and_drink the_thirsty he _deprives. (ISA_32:6)

OET-RV: 6 ◙ (ISA 32:6)

JER 17:11 contextual word gloss=‘a_fool’ word gloss=‘fool’ OSHB JER 17:11 word 14

OET-LV: 11 a _partridge which_it _gathers _a _brood and_not it _has _laid one _who_makes wealth and_not with_justice in_the _middle _of his _days _of_of it_will _leave _him and_at_his _of_end he _will _be a _fool. (JER_17:11)

OET-RV: ⇔  11 ◙
⇔ …
⇔ …
⇔ … (JER 17:11)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemma=‘נָבָל’’ have 7 different glosses: ‘Nabal’, ‘[is]_Nabal’, ‘[the]_foolish’, ‘[was]_Nabal’, ‘a_fool’, ‘foolish’, ‘of_Nabal’.