BDB9700
נְוָלוּ, נְוָלִר (K§ 61, 4. 5) noun feminine refuse-heap ( ᵑ7 נְוָלִי dung-heap; perhaps loan-word from Assyrian namâlu (nawâlu), ruin, JenKB vi. 363); — נְוָלוּ Ezra 6:11, נְוָלִי Dan 2:5; Dan 3:29.
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H5122 |
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| Word: | נְוָלוּ נְוָלִי |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | from an unused root probably meaning to be foul |
| Language: | Aramaic |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | nvaluw |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | nev-aw-loo' ((Aramaic) or nvaliy (Aramaic) {nev-aw-lee'}) n-f. |
| Meaning: | 1. a sink |
| KJV Renderings: | dunghill. |
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נְוָלוּ, נְוָלִר (K§ 61, 4. 5) noun feminine refuse-heap ( ᵑ7 נְוָלִי dung-heap; perhaps loan-word from Assyrian namâlu (nawâlu), ruin, JenKB vi. 363); — נְוָלוּ Ezra 6:11, נְוָלִי Dan 2:5; Dan 3:29.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke