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Strong's H5034 נָבֵל (nabel)

Nabel means “disgrace” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G5034 — tachos in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H5034
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 21
Books 11

Strong's H5034 Quick Answer

Strong's H5034 נָבֵל (nabel) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. nabel (naw-bale') v. 1. to wilt 2. (generally) to fall away, fail, faint It has 21 linked Bible usages across 11 books. Visible English usage signals include away, wilt, falling, fall, and disgrace. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
nabel (naw-bale') v. 1. to wilt 2. (generally) to fall away, fail, faint
Usage
21 linked usages
Books
11 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
away, wilt, falling, fall, and disgrace

Meaning and Definition

nabel (naw-bale') v. 1. to wilt 2. (generally) to fall away, fail, faint 3. (figuratively) to be foolish or (morally) wicked 4. (causatively) to despise, disgrace [a primitive root] KJV: disgrace, dishounour, lightly esteem, fade (away, - ing), fall (down, -ling, off), do foolishly, come to nought, X surely, make vile, wither.

Original Word
נָבֵל
Transliteration
nabel
Derivation
Root: נבל
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5034. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

be senseless

Usage: 1) to be senseless, be foolish 1a) (Qal) to be foolish 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to regard or treat as foolish 1b2) to treat with contempt

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How Strong's H5034 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render nabel, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

away 2 Samuel 22:46 disgrace Jeremiah 14:21 fall Isaiah 34:4 falling Job 14:18 wilt Exodus 18:18

How Strong's H5034 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 21 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H5034 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H5034 in the Old Testament

21 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Exodus 18:18 KJV

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.

Deuteronomy 32:15 KJV

But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.

2 Samuel 22:46 KJV

Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close places.

Usage Excerpts

First 21 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5034.

Exodus 18:18 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Deuteronomy 32:15 Old Testament, KJV
But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
2 Samuel 22:46 Old Testament, KJV
Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close places.
Job 14:18 Old Testament, KJV
And surely the mountains falling cometh to nought, and the rock is removed out of his place.
Psalms 1:3 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
Psalms 18:45 Old Testament, KJV
The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.
Psalms 37:2 Old Testament, KJV
For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
Proverbs 30:32 Old Testament, KJV
If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.
Isaiah 1:30 Old Testament, KJV
For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water.
Isaiah 24:4 Old Testament, KJV
The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish.
Isaiah 28:1 Old Testament, KJV
Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine!
Isaiah 28:4 Old Testament, KJV
And the glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley, shall be a fading flower, and as the hasty fruit before the summer; which when he that looketh upon it seeth, while it is yet in his hand he eateth it up.
Isaiah 34:4 Old Testament, KJV
And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree.
Isaiah 40:7 Old Testament, KJV
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.
Isaiah 40:8 Old Testament, KJV
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.
Isaiah 64:6 Old Testament, KJV
But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
Jeremiah 8:13 Old Testament, KJV
I will surely consume them, saith the LORD: there shall be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig tree, and the leaf shall fade; and the things that I have given them shall pass away from them.
Jeremiah 14:21 Old Testament, KJV
Do not abhor us, for thy name's sake, do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us.
Ezekiel 47:12 Old Testament, KJV
And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine.
Micah 7:6 Old Testament, KJV
For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house.
Nahum 3:6 Old Testament, KJV
And I will cast abominable filth upon thee, and make thee vile, and will set thee as a gazingstock.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5034, grouped by book.

Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 3 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 8 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H5034 FAQ

What does nabel (נָבֵל) mean?

Nabel (Strong's H5034) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "disgrace". nabel (naw-bale') v. 1. to wilt 2. (generally) to fall away, fail, faint

How many times is nabel (נָבֵל) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 21 linked usages for Strong's H5034 across 11 books.

Where can I study nabel (נָבֵל) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5034 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate nabel (נָבֵל)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as away, wilt, falling, fall, and disgrace. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.