נִבְלַ֣ת

𐤍𐤁𐤋𐤕

nivelat

carcass

from נָבֵל; a flabby thing, i.e. a carcase or carrion (human or bestial, often collectively); figuratively, an idol; (dead) body, (dead) carcase, dead of itself, which died, (beast) that (which) dieth of itself.

H5038

Jeremiah 9:21 · Word #6

Lexicon H5038

Lemmaנְבֵלָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤍𐤁𐤋𐤄
Transliterationnᵉbêlâh
Strong'sH5038
In-contextcarcass

Morphology HNcfsc All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 H5038-09

withered carcass of

Rootנבל (n-b-l)
Core Meaningsto wither, decay, fade, become senseless or lifeless
Semantic Rangecarcass, corpse (human or animal), carrion, an animal that died naturally, figuratively an idol (as lifeless and decayed)
Conceptual SignificanceIn Torah legislation, נְבֵלָה marks what is ritually unclean—an animal that died of itself rather than by proper slaughter—symbolizing disorder and death. Its association with decay and lifelessness also underlies prophetic imagery of judgment and disgrace.
Morphological NotesCommon feminine singular noun in the construct state (HNcfsc). The construct form links it to a following noun, indicating possession or specification ("carcass of …").
Rendering RationaleThe noun derives from נבל, conveying the idea of withering or decaying. Rendering it as "withered carcass of" preserves the root sense of lifeless decay while reflecting the feminine singular construct form ("carcass of"), which grammatically requires a following genitive relationship.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root נבל (to wither, decay, fade, become senseless or lifeless)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H5035-01 benevel with a skin-bag lyre
H5038-01 benivelat in the decayed carcass of
H5038-02 benivelatah in her decayed carcass

Word Usage (48 occurrences of H5038)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Leviticus 5:2 בְ/נִבְלַ֨ת venivelat carcass of
Leviticus 5:2 בְּ/נִבְלַת֙ benivelat carcass of
Leviticus 5:2 בְּ/נִבְלַ֖ת benivelat-2 carcass of