What does זוּב (zûb) mean in the Bible?
זוּב (zûb): Denotes involuntary bodily discharge causing ritual impurity; figuratively, depletion or wasteful loss.
Hebrew · H2100
זוּב
To flow freely (as water), i.e. (specifically) to have a (sexual) flux ; figuratively, to waste away; also to overflow
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זוּב H2100
Pronunciation zûb
What does זוּב (zûb) mean in the Bible?
זוּב (zûb): Denotes involuntary bodily discharge causing ritual impurity; figuratively, depletion or wasteful loss.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2100?
The BSB source-word alignment has 42 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include flowing (16), the man with the discharge (5), gushed out (3), a discharge (2), a land flowing (2).
Where does זוּב (zûb) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 3:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (16), Deuteronomy (6), Numbers (5), Exodus (4).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It flowing 16× Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17, Exodus 13:5, Exodus 33:3
the man with the discharge 5× Leviticus 15:4, Leviticus 15:6, Leviticus 15:8, Leviticus 15:9
gushed out 3× Psalms 78:20, Psalms 105:41, Isaiah 48:21
a discharge 2× Leviticus 15:19, Leviticus 22:4
a land flowing 2× Deuteronomy 31:20, Ezekiel 20:6
[a land] flowing 1× Ezekiel 20:15
discharge 1× Leviticus 15:2
has a discharge 1× Leviticus 15:25
If the man with the discharge 1× Leviticus 15:11
is flowing 1× Numbers 13:27
it continues 1× Leviticus 15:25
of him who has a discharge 1× Leviticus 15:32
of the man with a discharge 1× Leviticus 15:7
one having a discharge 1× 2 Samuel 3:29
so fruitful 1× Jeremiah 49:4
the man 1× Leviticus 15:13
waste away 1× Lamentations 4:9
who has a bodily discharge 1× Numbers 5:2
who has a discharge 1× Leviticus 15:33
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 3:8 זָבַ֥ת to flowing Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct Exodus 3:17 זָבַ֥ת to flowing Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct Exodus 13:5 זָבַ֥ת to flowing Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct Exodus 33:3 זָבַ֥ת to flowing Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct Leviticus 15:2 זָ֣ב to discharge Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Leviticus 15:4 הַזָּ֖ב to the man with the discharge Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Leviticus 15:6 הַזָּ֑ב to the man with the discharge Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Leviticus 15:7 הַזָּ֑ב to of the man with a discharge Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Leviticus 15:8 הַזָּ֖ב to the man with the discharge Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Leviticus 15:9 הַזָּ֖ב to the man with the discharge Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 3:8
Aligned rows 42
Books represented 11
Exodus 4 Leviticus 16 Numbers 5 Deuteronomy 6 Joshua 1 2 Samuel 1 Psalms 2 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 3 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 2
Source forms
זָבַ֥ת 13x zā·ḇaṯ Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17, Exodus 13:5, Exodus 33:3
זָבַ֤ת 5x zā·ḇaṯ Numbers 16:13, Deuteronomy 27:3, Deuteronomy 31:20, Ezekiel 20:6
הַזָּ֖ב 4x haz·zāḇ Leviticus 15:4, Leviticus 15:8, Leviticus 15:9, Leviticus 15:12
הַזָּ֑ב 3x haz·zāḇ Leviticus 15:6, Leviticus 15:7, Leviticus 15:32
וַיָּז֣וּבוּ 2x way·yā·zū·ḇū Psalms 78:20, Psalms 105:41
זָ֣ב 2x zāḇ Leviticus 15:2, Jeremiah 49:4
זָבַ֨ת 2x zā·ḇaṯ Numbers 13:27, Numbers 16:14
הַזָּ֔ב 1x haz·zāḇ Leviticus 15:11
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct 20x Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17, Exodus 13:5, Exodus 33:3
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 9x Leviticus 15:4, Leviticus 15:6, Leviticus 15:7, Leviticus 15:8
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 5x Leviticus 15:2, Leviticus 22:4, Numbers 5:2, 2 Samuel 3:29
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 3x Psalms 78:20, Psalms 105:41, Isaiah 48:21
Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 1x Leviticus 15:33
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular 1x Leviticus 15:25
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Lamentations 4:9
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Leviticus 15:25
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Denotes involuntary bodily discharge causing ritual impurity; figuratively, depletion or wasteful loss.
Source Gloss
to flow freely (as water), i.e. (specifically) to have a (sexual) flux ; figuratively, to waste away; also to overflow
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Denotes involuntary bodily discharge causing ritual impurity; figuratively, depletion or wasteful loss.
to flow freely (as water), i.e. (specifically) to have a (sexual) flux; figuratively, to waste away; also to overflow BDB: flow Usage: flow, gush out, have a (running) issue, pine away, run.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
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Form groups 1 Aligned forms 28
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 28×
Participle active 2Sam 3:29 · Deut 6:3 · Deut 11:9 · Deut 26:9 · Deut 26:15 · Deut 27:3 · Deut 31:20 · Exod 3:8 · Exod 3:17 · Exod 13:5 · Exod 33:3 · Ezek 20:6 · Ezek 20:15 · Jer 11:5 · Jer 32:22 · Jer 49:4 25×
Imperfect Lam 4:9 · Lev 15:25 3×
Word Origins
זוּב is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain