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.
Jeremiah 9:21 · Word #6
Lexicon H5038
| Lemma | נְבֵלָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤁𐤋𐤄 |
| Transliteration | nᵉbêlâh |
| Strong's | H5038 |
| In-context | carcass |
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
| Root | נבל (n-b-l) |
| Core Meanings | to wither, decay, fade, become senseless or lifeless |
| Semantic Range | carcass, corpse (human or animal), carrion, an animal that died naturally, figuratively an idol (as lifeless and decayed) |
| Conceptual Significance | In 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 Notes | Common feminine singular noun in the construct state (HNcfsc). The construct form links it to a following noun, indicating possession or specification ("carcass of …"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The 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 |