Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H4007 |
|---|---|
| Word: | מַבָּט מֶבָּט |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H5027 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | mabbat |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | mab-bawt' (or mebbat {meb-bawt'}) n-m. |
| Meaning: | 1. something expected, i.e. (abstractly) expectation |
| KJV Renderings: | expectation. |
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[מַבָּט] noun masculine Zech 9:5 expectation = object of hope or confidence (literally thing looked to); — suffix מַבָּטֵנוּ Isa 20:6, מַבָּטָם Isa 20:5, מֶבָּטָהּ Zech 9:5 — of Cush as ally of Judah Isa 20:5 ; Isa 20:6 of Tyre as ally of l'hilistia Zech 9:5.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Isaiah 20:5
