נבל

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Etymology 1

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נבל
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נ־ב־ל (n-b-l)
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Noun

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

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