Psalm 14:1:4Ps.14.1.W4TAB
נָבָ֣ל
naval
“a fool”
- Transliteration
- na-VAL
- Extended
- naa-VAAL
- IPA
- /naˈval/
Meaning by language
- English
- a fool
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
na-VAL
- phraseyour reading level
na-VAL be-li-BO EIN e-lo-HIM
- clause
lam-na-TSE-akh le-da-VID a-MAR na-VAL be-li-BO EIN e-lo-HIM
- sentence
lam-na-TSE-akh le-da-VID a-MAR na-VAL be-li-BO EIN e-lo-HIM hish-KHI-tu hit-I-vu a-li-LA EIN o-SE-TOV
Exegesis
The main clause opens with amar {אָ֘מַ֤ר | ’āmar} ‘said’, introducing the noun naval {נָבָ֣ל | nāḇāl} ‘fool’, here connoting moral perversity rather than simple ignorance.
Root and etymology
n-b-lnun–beth–lamed
“to be senseless, to fade”
In context — Psalm 14:1
For the director of David. The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God .” They have acted corruptly; they have done abominable deeds. There is none who does good.
About this coordinate
Psalm 14:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Psalm 14:1, so the Hebrew word נָבָ֣ל (naval) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Ps.14.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.14.1.W4.S1) and character.