Nebel — H5035

H5035 · Hebrew — נבל

Pronunciation: neh'-bel

Other spellings: nêbel נֵבֶל

Definition

masculine noun

a skin-bag for liquids (from collapsing when empty); hence, a vase (as similar in shape when full); also a lyre (as having a body of like form)

  1. a skin-bag, jar, pitcher
    1. skin-bottle, skin
    2. jar, pitcher (earthen)
  2. harp, lute, guitar, musical instrument

Usually translated as

psaltery, bottle, viol, vessel, pitcher

Origin

or nêbel; from H5034

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Nebel occurs 38 times in 37 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Samuel (4), 2 Samuel (2), 1 Kings (1), 1 Chronicles (7), 2 Chronicles (4), Nehemiah (1), Job (1), Psalms (8), Isaiah (4), Jeremiah (2), Lamentations (1), Amos (2)

Strong's Lexicon — N