Original Language Studio
Exodus 18:18
“Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
נָבֵלnâbêl · naw-bale'
H5034 · Hebrew
H5034 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to wilt; generally, to fall away, fail, faint; figuratively, to be foolish or (morally) wicked; causatively, to despise, disgrace
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- disgrace, dishounour, lightly esteem, fade (away, -ing), fall (down, -ling, off), do foolishly, come to nought, [idiom] surely, make vile, wither.
- Grammar
- נָבֹ֣ל — verb Qal, infinitive absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 25 times in the Hebrew Bible.Deuteronomy 32:152 Samuel 22:46Job 14:18Psalms 1:3Psalms 18:46
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read נָבֵל here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.