עֵיבָ֑ל
𐤏𐤉𐤁𐤋
eyval
Ebal
perhaps from an unused root probably meaning to be bald; bare; Ebal, a mountain of Palestine; Ebal.
H5858
Deuteronomy 27:13 · Word #6
Lexicon H5858
| Lemma | עֵיבָל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤏𐤉𐤁𐤋 |
| Transliteration | ʻÊybâl |
| Strong's | H5858 |
| In-context | Ebal |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
SIBI-P1 H5858-01
Bald Mount (Ebal)
| Root | עבל (ʿ-b-l) |
| Core Meanings | bareness, baldness, stripped height, barrenness |
| Semantic Range | Proper name of a mountain in central Israel; by derivation may evoke the idea of a bare or treeless height. |
| Conceptual Significance | Mount Ebal stands opposite Mount Gerizim and serves as the mountain of covenantal curses in Deuteronomy and Joshua, symbolizing judgment and the consequences of covenant unfaithfulness. |
| Morphological Notes | Hebrew proper noun (HNp), masculine singular; name of a mountain. Occurs without prefixes or suffixes in the cited forms. |
| Rendering Rationale | The name is treated as a masculine singular proper noun (HNp) referring to a specific mountain. Rendering it "Bald Mount" preserves the probable root sense of bareness or baldness while reflecting its singular geographical identity. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root עבל (bareness, baldness, stripped height, barrenness)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H5858-02 |
veeyval | and Ebal (Bare-Mount) |
Word Usage (8 occurrences of H5858)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 36:23 | וְ/עֵיבָ֑ל | veeyval | and Ebal |
| Deuteronomy 11:29 | עֵיבָֽל | eyval | Ebal |
| Deuteronomy 27:4 | עֵיבָ֑ל | eyval | Ebal |