Original Language Studio
Leviticus 22:8
“That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I am the Lord.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
נְבֵלָהnᵉbêlâh · neb-ay-law'
H5038 · Hebrew
H5038 · Hebrew
- Definition
- a flabby thing, i.e. a carcase or carrion (human or bestial, often collectively); figuratively, an idol
- Derivation
- from H5034 (נָבֵל);
- KJV renderings
- (dead) body, (dead) carcase, dead of itself, which died, (beast) that (which) dieth of itself.
- Grammar
- נְבֵלָ֧ה — common noun, feminine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 48 times in the Hebrew Bible.Leviticus 5:2Leviticus 5:2Leviticus 5:2Leviticus 7:24Leviticus 11:8
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 נְבֵלָה 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.