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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