Strong's Lexicon

H5014

H5014 — נָבַב

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewnababverbOccurrences: 4TWOT: 1278

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H5014
Word:	נָבַב
Part of Speech:	verb
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	4
Transliteration:	nabab
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	naw-bab'
Meaning:	1. to pierce 2. to be hollow, or (figuratively) foolish
KJV Renderings:	hollow, vain.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB4932

[נָבַב] verb hollow out (compare Assyrian imbubu , flute, Dl^{HWB 443}, Late Hebrew אַבּוּב id., Aramaic [untranscribed source text 3142] אַבּוּבָא id.; hence also Arabic [untranscribed source text 3143] knots in reed, part of reed between knots, reed ; see Hoffm^{LCB 1882, 321} Frä²³ Fl in Levy^{TW i. 417}); —

Qal Passive participle נָבוּב Job 11:12; Jer 52:21 נְבוּב Exod 27:8; Exod 38:7 — hollowed, hollow: of altar of tabernacle נְבוּב לֻחוֺת Exod 27:8; Exod 38:7 ( P ); of pillar in temple Jer 52:21 figurative אִישׁ נָבוּב Job 11:12, i.e. empty, hollow-minded man.

נֹ֫בֶה see נֹב .

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke