בְ/נִבְלַ֨ת
𐤁/𐤍𐤁𐤋𐤕
nᵉbêlâh
carcass of
A dead body, specifically the carcass of a human or animal that has died apart from ritual slaughter, with strong emphasis on the state of death and physical decay that ensues. In Israelite law, most often denotes the body of an animal that has died of natural causes or accident (i.e., not properly slaughtered); sometimes used for human corpses. The term can designate the physical remains irrespective of the cause of death, distinguishing the corpse from a ritually slaughtered animal. Occasionally, used figuratively to refer to something spiritually or morally defunct, such as an idol.
Leviticus 5:2 · Word #9
Lexicon H5038
| Lemma | נְבֵלָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤁𐤋𐤄 |
| Transliteration | nᵉbêlâh |
| Strong's | H5038 |
| Definition | A dead body, specifically the carcass of a human or animal that has died apart from ritual slaughter, with strong emphasis on the state of death and physical decay that ensues. In Israelite law, most often denotes the body of an animal that has died of natural causes or accident (i.e., not properly slaughtered); sometimes used for human corpses. The term can designate the physical remains irrespective of the cause of death, distinguishing the corpse from a ritually slaughtered animal. Occasionally, used figuratively to refer to something spiritually or morally defunct, such as an idol. |
Morphology HR/Ncfsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | carcass of |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5038-16
in the decayed carcass of
| Morphological Notes | Preposition בְּ + noun, feminine singular construct (נִבְלַת) from נְבֵלָה. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun נִבְלַת is feminine singular construct from נְבֵלָה, denoting a carcass marked by decay; the prefixed בְּ adds "in." The rendering preserves the construct form ("of") and reflects the root sense of withering and lifeless decay. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
in the carcass of
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Adjusted from 'in the decayed carcass of' to 'in the carcass of' to match common legal rendering; 'decayed' is not present in the Hebrew and over-interprets; the focus is on ritual impurity, not physical decay per se. |