נָבָלNâbâl

Same root

• נָבָלnâbâl · H5036stupid; wicked (especially impious)

Where it appears

Appears 22 times in the Bible.

• 1 Samuel 25:3 This man’s name was Nabal, and his wife, Abigail, was a sensible and beautiful woman. But Nabal, a descendant of Caleb, was crude and mean in all his dealings.
• 1 Samuel 25:4 When David heard that Nabal was shearing his sheep,
• 1 Samuel 25:5 he sent ten of his young men to Carmel with this message for Nabal:
• 1 Samuel 25:9 David’s young men gave this message to Nabal in David’s name, and they waited for a reply.
• 1 Samuel 25:10 “Who is this fellow David?” Nabal sneered to the young men. “Who does this son of Jesse think he is? There are lots of servants these days who run away from their masters.
• 1 Samuel 25:14 Meanwhile, one of Nabal’s servants went to Abigail and told her, “David sent messengers from the wilderness to greet our master, but he screamed insults at them.