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Hebrew · H4997

נֹאד

A (skin or leather) bag (for fluids)

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נֹאדH4997

What does נֹאד mean in the Bible?

נֹאד is a Hebrew word meaning "a (skin or leather) bag (for fluids)".

Full entry for נֹאד (H4997) · Open the biblical lexicon

Questions this entry answers

What does נֹאד mean in the Bible?

נֹאד is a Hebrew word meaning "a (skin or leather) bag (for fluids)".

How does the BSB render H4997?

The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include wineskins (2), a container (1), a skin (1), in Your bottle (1), like a wineskin (1).

Where does נֹאד appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Joshua 9:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Joshua (2), Psalms (2), 1 Samuel (1), Judges (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
wineskins2×Joshua 9:4, Joshua 9:13
a container1×Judges 4:19
a skin1×1 Samuel 16:20
in Your bottle1×Psalms 56:8
like a wineskin1×Psalms 119:83
Show sample aligned rows
Joshua 9:4וְנֹאד֥וֹתtowineskinsConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural constructJoshua 9:13נֹאד֤וֹתtowineskinsNoun - masculine plural constructJudges 4:19נֹ֧אודtoa containerNoun - masculine singular construct1 Samuel 16:20וְנֹ֣אדtoa skinConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructPsalms 56:8בְנֹאדֶ֑ךָtoin Your bottlePreposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularPsalms 119:83כְּנֹ֣אדtolike a wineskinPreposition-k | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowJoshua 9:4
Aligned rows6
Books represented4
Joshua2Judges11 Samuel1Psalms2
Source forms
בְנֹאדֶ֑ךָ1xḇə·nō·ḏe·ḵāPsalms 56:8
וְנֹ֣אד1xwə·nōḏ1 Samuel 16:20
וְנֹאד֥וֹת1xwə·nō·ḏō·wṯJoshua 9:4
כְּנֹ֣אד1xkə·nōḏPsalms 119:83
נֹאד֤וֹת1xnō·ḏō·wṯJoshua 9:13
נֹ֧אוד1xnō·wḏJudges 4:19
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct1xJoshua 9:4
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct1x1 Samuel 16:20
Noun - masculine plural construct1xJoshua 9:13
Noun - masculine singular construct1xJudges 4:19
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular1xPsalms 56:8
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular1xPsalms 119:83
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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