נָבַע
nâbaʻ · naw-bah'
to gush forth; figuratively, to utter (good or bad words); specifically, to emit (a foul odor)
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to gush forth; figuratively, to utter (good or bad words); specifically, to emit (a foul odor)
- to gush forth
- figuratively, to utter (good or bad words)
- specifically, to emit (a foul odor)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: belch out, flowing, pour out, send forth, utter (abundantly).
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
- עAyin70
Picture: an eye
- Concrete
- eye · spring of water
- Extended
- to see · to know · experience · to watch
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the seed, life continuing › the house, what is within › to see and know
The seed, life continuing of the house, what is within that works to see and know.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of נָבַע 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
11 occurrences · 11 OT · 0 NT · 10 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- uttereth1 · 9%
- behold, they belch out1 · 9%
- i will utter1 · 9%
- how long shall they utter1 · 9%
- shall utter1 · 9%
- they shall abundantly utter1 · 9%
- behold, i will pour out1 · 9%
- poureth out1 · 9%
- poureth1 · 9%
- as a flowing1 · 9%
- to send forth1 · 9%
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.