נְבָלָה nevalah
Hebrew word for “folly” · Strong’s H5039 · used 13 times in 13 verses
Meaning
1) senselessness, folly; 1a) disgraceful folly; 1a1) of immorality, profane actions; 1b) disgrace, contumely disgrace
How it is translated
Glosses given for nevalah in context, with how often each is used:
- disgraceful folly 9
- folly 3
- punishment for folly 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judges | 4 | 0.4 | |
| Isaiah | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Genesis | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Deuteronomy | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Joshua | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 1 Samuel | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 2 Samuel | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Job | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Jeremiah | 1 | 0.0 |
Chapters where it is used most
Judges 19 (2), Judges 20 (2), Genesis 34 (1), Deuteronomy 22 (1), Joshua 7 (1), 1 Samuel 25 (1), 2 Samuel 13 (1), Job 42 (1), Isaiah 9 (1), Isaiah 32 (1)
Forms
- נבלה 7
- הנבלה 4
- ונבלה 2
Words used with it
Words that share verses with nevalah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- זֹאת zot “this” 4
- כֵּן ken “so” 4
- פִּלֶגֶשׁ pilegesh “concubine” 2
- דָבַר davar “to speak” 4
- נָא na “please” 3
- עָנָה anah “to afflict” 2
- אֱנוֹשׁ enosh “human” 3
- אַל al “not” 3
- רָעַע raa “be evil” 2
- יָצָא yatsa “to come out” 3
- זֶה zeh “this” 3
- שָׂדֶה sadeh “land” 2
Key verses
The verses using nevalah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Genesis 34:7 — And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying…
- Deuteronomy 22:21 — Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father’s house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: because she hath…
- Joshua 7:15 — And it shall be, that he that is taken with the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath: because he hath transgressed the covenant of…
- Judges 19:23 — And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them, Nay, my brethren, nay, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is…
- Judges 19:24 — Behold, here is my daughter a maiden, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good unto you: but unto…
- Judges 20:6 — And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel: for they have committed lewdness and…
- 1 Samuel 25:25 — Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of Belial, even Nabal: for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: but I thine…
- 2 Samuel 13:12 — And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in Israel: do not thou this folly.
- Job 42:8 — Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall…
- Isaiah 9:17 — Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one is an hypocrite and an…
- Isaiah 32:6 — For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD, to make empty the soul of…
- Jeremiah 29:23 — Because they have committed villany in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbours’ wives, and have spoken lying words in my name, which I have…
See all 13 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.