נבל

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נבל¹

  • /ˈnevel/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Uncertain. Perhaps from נֵבֶל (nével, “a skin (bottle), a vessel for liquids”) below because of a similar shape.

noun נֵבֶל · נֶבֶל · nével · נְבָלִים · נִבְלֵי־

  1. harp

    Similar: כינור

  2. lyre

    Similar: לִירָה, כינור

proper noun נֵבֶל · נֶבֶל · nével

  1. Lyra (a summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a lyre)

    Similar: לִירָה

נבל²

  • /naˈval/ Modern Israeli

noun נָבָל · navál · נְבָלִים · נְבַל־ · נִבְלֵי־ · נְבָלָה

  1. villain, vile person, miscreant, scoundrel לֹא־יִקָּרֵא עוֹד לְנָבָל נָדִיב; וּלְכִילַי לֹא יֵאָמֵר שׁוֹעַ.

    Similar: מנובל, בֶּן בְּלִיַּעַל

נבל³

  • /naˈval/ Modern Israeli

verb נָבַל · navál · ליבול · לִבֹּל · נְבִילָה · נָבוּל

  1. construction pa'al to wither, wilt, dry out

    Similar: כָּמַשׁ, קָמַל, יָבַשׁ, בָּלָה

  2. construction pa'al to lose joy and interest in life

נבל⁴

  • /ˈnevel/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Unknown.

noun נֵבֶל · nével · נְבָלִים · נֵבֶל־ · נִבְלֵי־

  1. Biblical a skin (bottle), leather bag, or earthenware vessel for liquids כָּל־נֵבֶל יִמָּלֵא יָיִן.

    Similar: נֹאד

In English

  • harp musical instrument
  • villain bad person in a stage or screen play

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {נבל},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A0%D7%91%D7%9C},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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