{"def":{"short":"a deluge","long":["flood, deluge.",["Noah's flood that submerged the entire planet earth under water for about a year"]]},"deriv":"from H2986 in the sense of flowing","pronun":{"ipa":"mɑb̚ˈbuːl","ipa_mod":"mɑˈbul","sbl":"mabbûl","dic":"mahb-BOOL","dic_mod":"ma-BOOL"},"comment":"Some think Noah's flood was only local; however the description of it found in Genesis 6 through 8 makes this patently absurd. With the possible exception of Psalm 29:10, this word always refers to Noah's flood."}