נְבוֹ
Nᵉbôw · neb-o'
Nebo, the name of a Babylonian deity, also of a mountain in Moab, and of a place in Palestine
Lexicon
Derivation: probably of foreign derivation;
Nebo, the name of a Babylonian deity, also of a mountain in Moab, and of a place in Palestine
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Nebo.
Letters
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the seed, life continuing › the house, what is within › to fasten and establish
The seed, life continuing of the house, what is within that works to fasten and establish.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of נְבוֹ above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
13 occurrences · 13 OT · 0 NT · 9 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- nebo4 · 31%
- of nebo3 · 23%
- and nebo2 · 15%
- even unto nebo1 · 8%
- over nebo1 · 8%
- unto nebo1 · 8%
- and upon nebo1 · 8%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.