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<li>Biblical verses – </li> | <li>Biblical verses – </li> | ||
| − | <li>The root נבל is related to נפל‎.<fn>See <multilink><aht source="CassutoShemot18-18">U. Cassuto</aht><aht source="CassutoShemot18-18">Shemot 18:18</aht><aht parshan="Umberto Cassuto">About U. Cassuto</aht></multilink>, and see "ונפלה נבלת האדם" in Yirmeyahu 9:21. See also " | + | <li>The root נבל is related to נפל‎.<fn>See <multilink><aht source="CassutoShemot18-18">U. Cassuto</aht><aht source="CassutoShemot18-18">Shemot 18:18</aht><aht parshan="Umberto Cassuto">About U. Cassuto</aht></multilink>, and see "ונפלה נבלת האדם" in Yirmeyahu 9:21. See also "מַפֶּלֶת הָאַרְיֵה" in Shofetim 14:8 which refers to the carcass (נבלה) of the lion (Ibn Janach).</fn> For other examples of interchangeability of the ב and פ, see [[#|here]].</li> |
<li>Forms of the verb נבל or the noun נבלה appear in Tanakh in reference to humans, animals, and plants: | <li>Forms of the verb נבל or the noun נבלה appear in Tanakh in reference to humans, animals, and plants: | ||
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| − | <subcategory><aht source="Shemot18-18">Shemot 18:18</aht> – נָבֹל | + | <subcategory><aht source="Shemot18-18">Shemot 18:18</aht> – נָבֹל תִּבֹּל |
<p>Exegetes disagree as to the identity of the root and the resulting meaning of the verse:<fn>See <multilink><aht source="SaadiaShemot18-18">R. Saadia</aht><aht source="SaadiaShemot18-18">Commentary Shemot 18:18</aht><aht parshan="R. Saadia Gaon">About R. Saadia</aht></multilink> who lists fourteen possible meanings of the letters of the root.</fn></p> | <p>Exegetes disagree as to the identity of the root and the resulting meaning of the verse:<fn>See <multilink><aht source="SaadiaShemot18-18">R. Saadia</aht><aht source="SaadiaShemot18-18">Commentary Shemot 18:18</aht><aht parshan="R. Saadia Gaon">About R. Saadia</aht></multilink> who lists fourteen possible meanings of the letters of the root.</fn></p> | ||
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נבל
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| Part of Speech | Verb |
|---|---|
| Occurrences | 25 |
| Possible Meanings |
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| Related Words | נְבֵלָה |
Possible Meanings
1. Drop or wither
- Biblical verses –
- The root נבל is related to נפל.1 For other examples of interchangeability of the ב and פ, see here.
- Forms of the verb נבל or the noun נבלה appear in Tanakh in reference to humans, animals, and plants:
- Humans – נבלה (e.g. Devarim 21:23).
- Animals – נבלה (e.g. Vayikra 5:2).
- Plants – נבלת עליה (Yeshayahu 1:30). All examples are in Neviim Acharonim (Later Prophets) and Ketuvim.
Disputed Cases
Shemot 18:18 – נָבֹל תִּבֹּל
Exegetes disagree as to the identity of the root and the resulting meaning of the verse:2
- נבל (wither, become exhausted) – Onkelos, Targum Pseudo-Jonathan, R. Saadia, Rashi, Ibn Ezra, 1st opinion in R. Yosef Bekhor Shor.
- בלל (become confused) – Rashbam, 2nd opinion in R. Yosef Bekhor Shor, R. Binyamin in R. Yosef Kimchi.
