The meaning of “נְוָלִי”
Understanding nᵉvâlûw reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
(Aramaic) or נְוָלִי nᵉvâlîy (nev-aw-lee'); (Aramaic), from an unused root probably meaning to be foul dunghill. - a sin...
נְוָלִי
(Aramaic) or נְוָלִי nᵉvâlîy (nev-aw-lee'); (Aramaic), from an unused root probably meaning to be foul dunghill. - a sink 1) refuse-heap, dunghill, outhouse
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Ezra 6:11 | “Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from his house, and being set up, let him be hanged thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this.” Word: נְוָלִי (nᵉvâlûw) | |
| Daniel 2:5 | “The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if ye will not make known unto me the dream, with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.” Word: נְוָלִי (nᵉvâlûw) | |
| Daniel 3:29 | “Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort.” Word: נְוָלִי (nᵉvâlûw) |