זָבַל I (b. h.; cmp. זבד) to entertain liberally.—Denom. זְבוּל.
Pi. - זִבֵּל (cmp. זבח) to offer to idols, make merry with idolatrous ceremonies. Ab. Zar. 18ᵇ שמְזַבְּלִין שם וכ׳ because they have there (in their theatres) idolatrous entertainments; Tosef. ib. II, 5 (ed. Zuck. מזבחין). Y. Ber. IX, 13ᵇ bot. if one sees people מז׳ לע"ז engaged in idolatrous services; a. fr.