Cedrei
Plin
NH v.
11, 65
;
Ö
Ναβαιωθ
; Gk.
Ναβαταῖοι
.—See further
Nö
ZMG xxv. 1871, 122f.
Eut
Nab p. 78 GASm
Geogr. 547–629
pass.
• [ נֵ˜בֶךְ S 5033 TWOT 1283 GK 5569 ] n. [ m. ] spring ( si vera l. ) ( √ unknown) ;— only pl. cstr. נִבְכֵי־יָם Jb 38:16 the springs, sources of the ocean ( || חֵ˜קֶר תְּהֹום );— Ol Siegf נִבְלֵי ; Bu suggests נבעי = מַכֻּעֵי as poss.; but Gr Perles read נִבְכֵי Jb 28:1 1, also, for Mass . מִבְּכִי , cf. נָהָר 2 .
נבל
TWOT
1284
(
√ of foll.; meaning dubious
)
.
I
.
נֵ˜בֶל
S
5035
TWOT
1284a, 1284b
GK
5574, 5575
n.m.
Je 13:12
1.
skin-bottle, skin
;
2.
jar, pitcher
;—
נֵ˜בֶל
abs.
1 S 10:5
+;
cstr. v
3
+
(on
נֶבֶל
v.
Baer
1 S 1
,
24
);—
1.
skin of wine
,
נֵ˜בֶל יַיִן
1 S 1:2
4;
10:3 2 S 16:
1,
cf.
also
Je 13:12
(×2);
pl.
נִבְלֵי יַיִן
1 S 25:1
8:
fig.
נִבְלֵי שָׁמַיִם
Jb 38:37
i.e.
clouds
(
||
שְׁחָקִים
).
2.
earthen
jar, pitcher:
fig.
of connexions of Eliakim
בְּלֵי נְבָלִים
Is 22:2
4;
נִבְלֵיהֶם יְנַפֵּ˜צוּ
Je 48:12
(
||
כֵּלִים יָרִוקוּ
) in
fig.
of Moab (
cf.
ψ 2:9
);
נִבְלֵי־חֶרֶשׂ
La 4:2
sim.
of men of Judah (
||
מַעֲשֵׂה יְדֵי יֹוצֵר
);
sim.
of destruction of Judah,
שֵׁבֶר נֵ˜בֶל יֹוצְרִים
Is 30:1
4.
•
II
.
נֵ˜בֶל
S
5035
TWOT
1284a, 1284b
GK
5574, 5575
,
נֶ˜בֶל
n.m.
ψ 57:9
a musical instrument, either a portable
harp
, or a
lute, guitar
(with bulging resonance-body at lower end);
(
perhaps
=
I
.
נֵבֶל
, and then shape seems to favour
lute;
perhaps independent word, e.g. Egyptian loan-word,
cf.
nfr
,
lute
,
We
Hpt 222)
;—
abs.
נֵ˜בֶל
1 S 10:5
+
3 times,
נֶ˜בֶל
ψ 71:22
+
3 times;
נָ˜בֶל
Am 6:5
+
2 times;
pl.
נְבָלִים
2 S 6:5
+
4 times;
sf.
נְבָלֶיךָ
Am 5:23 Is 14:1
1;—
harp
(or
lute
), played at feasts and religious ceremonies, probably less simple, cheap and common than
כִּנֹּור
(
q.v.
; often named with
נ׳
):—as mark of luxury, revelry
Am 5:23
;
6:5 Is 14:1
1, so
5:12
(
כִּנֹּור נ׳ תֹּף חָלִיל
, also (not in bad sense)
Plin Pliny, Hist. Nat. si vera si vera lectico. Ol J. Olshausen. Siegf C. Siegfried. Gr H. Grätz.
Perles F. Perles.
Hpt Sacred Books of the O.T., ed. Hpt (Polychrome Bible).
• I.