English
Nabal
Nabal comes from Hebrew נָבָל ‘villain, vile person, miscreant, scoundrel’.
- Hebrew1880s–presentנָבָלNāḇāl‘villain, vile person, miscreant, scoundrel’
- Englishearliest quotation 1984Nabal
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hebrew1880s–presentנָבָלNāḇāl‘villain, vile person, miscreant, scoundrel’
- Englishearliest quotation 1984Nabal
Earliest quotation: 1984, The Holy Bible, New International Version: “His name was Nabal and his wife’s name was…”
Every English word from Hebrew נָבָל
Today it means
name A nobleman described in the first book of Samuel (chapter 25) as defying David before he was king.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew נָבָל / Nabal