Hebrew word study
נְבֵלָה H5038
- Transliteration
- nᵉbêlâh
- Pronunciation
- neb-ay-law'
- KJV glosses
- (dead) body, (dead) carcase, dead of itself, which died, (beast) that (which) dieth of itself.
Lexical summary
a flabby thing, i.e. a carcase or carrion (human or bestial, often collectively)
figuratively, an idol
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
a flabby thing, i.e. a carcase or carrion (human or bestial, often collectively)
figuratively, an idol
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information