נֵבֶךְ
nêbek · nay'-bek
a fountain
Lexicon
Derivation: from an unused root meaning to burst forth;
a fountain
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: spring.
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
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the seed, life continuing › the house, what is within › the open hand that covers
The seed, life continuing of the house, what is within of the open hand that covers.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of נֵבֶךְ 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
1 occurrences · 1 OT · 0 NT · 1 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- into the springs1 · 100%
Where it is used, by book.
- Job1
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.