Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>]

In my humble opinion נבלה NBELAH is a variant of נפלה NPELAH, a beast that fell 

dead of sickness, infirmity or feebleness, in contrast to טרפה TREPAH, an animal 

that has died by a violent act, say, was torn apart נטרפה by a beast of prey.

Isaac Fried, Boston University

On Mar 24, 2013, at 1:29 AM, Yigal Levin wrote:

Now, what does Nevelah mean? It usually refers to a dead body