What does מַבָּט (mabāṭ) mean in the Bible?
מַבָּט (mabāṭ): Expectation rooted in what one actively looks toward or awaits with anticipation and hope
Hebrew · H4007
מַבָּט
Something expected , i.e. (abstractly) expectation
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מַבָּט H4007
Pronunciation mabāṭ
What does מַבָּט (mabāṭ) mean in the Bible?
מַבָּט (mabāṭ): Expectation rooted in what one actively looks toward or awaits with anticipation and hope
Full entry for מַבָּט (H4007) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4007?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include her hope (1), their hope (1), to our source of hope (1).
Where does מַבָּט (mabāṭ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Isaiah 20:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (2), Zechariah (1).
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 her hope 1× Zechariah 9:5
their hope 1× Isaiah 20:5
to our source of hope 1× Isaiah 20:6
Show sample aligned rows
Isaiah 20:5 מַבָּטָ֔ם to their hope Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Isaiah 20:6 מַבָּטֵ֗נוּ to to our source of hope Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural Zechariah 9:5 מֶבָּטָ֑הּ to her hope 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 Isaiah 20:5
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
Isaiah 2 Zechariah 1
Source forms
מֶבָּטָ֑הּ 1x meb·bā·ṭāh Zechariah 9:5
מַבָּטָ֔ם 1x mab·bā·ṭām Isaiah 20:5
מַבָּטֵ֗נוּ 1x mab·bā·ṭê·nū Isaiah 20:6
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural 1x Isaiah 20:6
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular 1x Zechariah 9:5
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural 1x Isaiah 20:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Expectation rooted in what one actively looks toward or awaits with anticipation and hope
Source Gloss
something expected , i.e. (abstractly) expectation
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Expectation rooted in what one actively looks toward or awaits with anticipation and hope
something expected, i.e. (abstractly) expectation BDB: expectation Usage: expectation.
Word Origins
מַבָּט is built from this root:
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