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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מַבָּטH4007
Pronunciationmabāṭ
What does מַבָּט (mabāṭ) mean in the Bible?
מַבָּט (mabāṭ): Expectation rooted in what one actively looks toward or awaits with anticipation and hope
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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 Ither hope1×Zechariah 9:5
their hope1×Isaiah 20:5
to our source of hope1×Isaiah 20:6
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Isaiah 20:5מַבָּטָ֔םtotheir hopeNoun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralIsaiah 20:6מַבָּטֵ֗נוּtoto our source of hopeNoun - masculine singular construct | first person common pluralZechariah 9:5מֶבָּטָ֑הּtoher hopeNoun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowIsaiah 20:5
Aligned rows3
Books represented2
Isaiah2Zechariah1
Source forms
מֶבָּטָ֑הּ1xmeb·bā·ṭāhZechariah 9:5
מַבָּטָ֔ם1xmab·bā·ṭāmIsaiah 20:5
מַבָּטֵ֗נוּ1xmab·bā·ṭê·nūIsaiah 20:6
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural1xIsaiah 20:6
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular1xZechariah 9:5
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural1xIsaiah 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 definitionSource: 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: