Strong’s H5042 · Hebrew

נָבַע
nâbaʻ
naw-bah'

Definition

to gush forth; figuratively, to utter (good or bad words); specifically, to emit (a foul odor)

Etymology

a primitive root;

Where the KJV renders it

  • belch out
  • flowing
  • pour out
  • send forth
  • utter (abundantly)

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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