H5037
נָבָל
Nabal
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.25.3; married to Abigail (H0026) § Nabhal or Nabal = "fool" a man of Carmel who spurned David's messengers, then died of shock when he realised it might cause his death; his case was pleaded by his wife Abigail who became David's wife after his death
Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry
II. נָבָל proper name, masculine (on popular etymology see 1Sam 25:25 below); — a churlish man of Carmel, whose widow David married 1Sam 25:3; 1Sam 25:4; 1Sam 25:5; 1Sam 25:9; 1Sam 25:10; 1Sam 25:14; 1Sam 25:19; 1Sam 25:25 (twice in verse) (כִּשְׁמוֺ כֶּןהֿ֔וּא נָבָל שְׁמוֺ וּנְּבָלָה עִמּוֺ), v1Sam 25:26 + 10 t. 1 Samuel + 2Sam 2:2; 2Sam 3:3. ᵐ5 Ναβαλ.
18 occurrences
I Samuel (16), II Samuel (2)