What does זוֹב mean in the Bible?
זוֹב is a Hebrew word meaning "a seminal or menstrual flux".
Hebrew · H2101
זוֹב
A seminal or menstrual flux
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זוֹב H2101
What does זוֹב mean in the Bible?
זוֹב is a Hebrew word meaning "a seminal or menstrual flux".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2101?
The BSB source-word alignment has 13 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include - (2), discharge (2), from his discharge (2), of her discharge (2), . . . (1).
Where does זוֹב appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 15:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (13).
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 - 2× Leviticus 15:19, Leviticus 15:33
discharge 2× Leviticus 15:25, Leviticus 15:30
from his discharge 2× Leviticus 15:3, Leviticus 15:13
of her discharge 2× Leviticus 15:26, Leviticus 15:28
. . . 1× Leviticus 15:25
because of his discharge 1× Leviticus 15:15
So his discharge 1× Leviticus 15:3
the discharge 1× Leviticus 15:2
the discharge {to flow} 1× Leviticus 15:3
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 15:2 זוֹב֖וֹ to the discharge Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Leviticus 15:3 בְּזוֹב֑וֹ to from his discharge Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Leviticus 15:3 זוֹב֗וֹ to the discharge {to flow} Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Leviticus 15:3 מִזּוֹב֔וֹ to So his discharge Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Leviticus 15:13 מִזּוֹב֔וֹ to from his discharge Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Leviticus 15:15 מִזּוֹבֽוֹ׃ס to because of his discharge Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Leviticus 15:19 זֹבָ֖הּ to - Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Leviticus 15:25 ז֨וֹב to . . . Noun - masculine singular construct Leviticus 15:25 ז֣וֹב to discharge Noun - masculine singular construct Leviticus 15:26 זוֹבָ֔הּ to of her discharge Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 15:2
Aligned rows 13
Books represented 1
Leviticus 13
Source forms
מִזּוֹב֔וֹ 2x miz·zō·w·ḇōw Leviticus 15:3, Leviticus 15:13
בְּזוֹב֑וֹ 1x bə·zō·w·ḇōw Leviticus 15:3
זֹבָ֖הּ 1x zō·ḇāh Leviticus 15:19
ז֨וֹב 1x zō·wḇ Leviticus 15:25
ז֣וֹב 1x zō·wḇ Leviticus 15:25
זוֹבָ֔הּ 1x zō·w·ḇāh Leviticus 15:26
זוֹב֖וֹ 1x zō·w·ḇōw Leviticus 15:2
זוֹב֗וֹ 1x zō·w·ḇōw Leviticus 15:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 3x Leviticus 15:2, Leviticus 15:3, Leviticus 15:33
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 3x Leviticus 15:3, Leviticus 15:13, Leviticus 15:15
Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Leviticus 15:25
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular 2x Leviticus 15:19, Leviticus 15:26
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Leviticus 15:3
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Leviticus 15:30
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular 1x Leviticus 15:28
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a seminal or menstrual flux
Source Gloss
a seminal or menstrual flux
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a seminal or menstrual flux BDB: issue Usage: issue.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 3
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×
Participle active Lev 15:19 1×
Word Origins
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