וַ/יְנַבֵּ֖ל
𐤅/𐤉𐤍𐤁𐤋
nâbêl
and scorned
To wither, decay, or lose vitality, particularly with reference to plants, but also extended metaphorically to persons or communities; by extension, to decline, fail, become senseless, or act foolishly. The word spans concrete senses (decaying vegetation, bodily decline) and metaphorical ones (moral or spiritual deterioration, loss of status or respect).
Deuteronomy 32:15 · Word #10
Lexicon H5034
| Lemma | נָבֵל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤁𐤋 |
| Transliteration | nâbêl |
| Strong's | H5034 |
| Definition | To wither, decay, or lose vitality, particularly with reference to plants, but also extended metaphorically to persons or communities; by extension, to decline, fail, become senseless, or act foolishly. The word spans concrete senses (decaying vegetation, bodily decline) and metaphorical ones (moral or spiritual deterioration, loss of status or respect). |
Morphology HC/Vpw3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and scorned |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5034-13
and he acted disgracefully
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Piel stem (intensive/active), sequential imperfect (vav-consecutive), 3rd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Piel stem intensifies or makes active the root idea of withering into moral decay, yielding the sense of behaving in a disgraceful or foolish manner. The sequential imperfect 3ms is rendered as a past narrative action: "and he acted disgracefully." |
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