וְ/נִבְלֵ֥י

𐤅/𐤍𐤁𐤋𐤉

nebel

or the bottles

A vessel or container, typically made of skin, used for holding liquids such as water or wine; by extension, a specific type of stringed musical instrument (possibly a harp or lyre), likely characterized by its jar- or bottle-shaped resonance chamber. In non-musical contexts, refers to physical containers; in musical contexts, refers to an instrument employed in worship, celebration, and ritual.

H5035

Job 38:37 · Word #5

Lexicon H5035

Lemmaנֶבֶל
Lemma (Paleo)𐤍𐤁𐤋
Transliterationnebel
Strong'sH5035
DefinitionA vessel or container, typically made of skin, used for holding liquids such as water or wine; by extension, a specific type of stringed musical instrument (possibly a harp or lyre), likely characterized by its jar- or bottle-shaped resonance chamber. In non-musical contexts, refers to physical containers; in musical contexts, refers to an instrument employed in worship, celebration, and ritual.

Morphology HC/Ncmpc All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number p — Plural — Plural
State c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

Common Translation

Phraseor the bottles

SIBI-P1 Translation H5035-16

wilted-skin vessels of

Morphological NotesNoun, masculine plural, construct state; from נֶבֶל (nebel).
Rendering RationaleThe plural construct form נִבְלֵי is rendered as "wilted-skin vessels of," preserving the imagery of a skin container that collapses or sags (from the root נבל, "to wilt/collapse"). The construct state is reflected by the trailing "of," and the masculine plural is maintained with "vessels."

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

skins of

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleAdjusted 'wilted-skin vessels of' to the clearer 'skins of,' reflecting the context of skin bottles (容器) that would hold rain, as paralleled elsewhere in poetic Hebrew.
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