Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H5033 |
|---|---|
| Word: | נֵבֶך |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from an unused root meaning to burst forth |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | nebek |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | nay'-bek |
| Meaning: | 1. a fountain |
| KJV Renderings: | spring. |
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[נֵ֫בֶךְ] noun [masculine] spring (si vera lectio) (√ unknown); — only plural construct נִבְכֵייָֿם Job 38:16 the springs, sources of the ocean (|| חֵ֫קֶר תְּהוֺם); — Ol Siegf נִבְלֵי; Bu suggests נבעי = מֵבֻּעֵי as possibly; but Gr Perles read נִבְכֵי Job 28:11, also, for Masora מִבְּכִי, compare נָהָר 2.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
