What does נְבוֹ (nĕbwō) mean in the Bible?
נְבוֹ (nĕbwō) is a Hebrew word meaning "Nebo , the name of a Babylonian deity, also of a mountain in Moab, and of a place in Palestine".
Hebrew · H5015
נְבוֹ
Nebo , the name of a Babylonian deity, also of a mountain in Moab, and of a place in Palestine
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נְבוֹH5015
Pronunciationnĕbwō
What does נְבוֹ (nĕbwō) mean in the Bible?
נְבוֹ (nĕbwō) is a Hebrew word meaning "Nebo , the name of a Babylonian deity, also of a mountain in Moab, and of a place in Palestine".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5015?
The BSB source-word alignment has 13 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Nebo (10), of Nebo (2), as well as Nebo (1).
Where does נְבוֹ (nĕbwō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 32:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Numbers (3), Deuteronomy (2), Ezra (2), Isaiah (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders ItNebo10×Numbers 32:3, Numbers 33:47, Deuteronomy 32:49, Deuteronomy 34:1
of Nebo2×Ezra 2:29, Ezra 10:43
as well as Nebo1×Numbers 32:38
Show sample aligned rows
Numbers 32:3וּנְב֖וֹtoNeboConjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularNumbers 32:38נְב֞וֹtoas well as NeboNoun - proper - feminine singularNumbers 33:47נְבֽוֹ׃toNeboNoun - proper - feminine singularDeuteronomy 32:49נְב֗וֹtoNeboNoun - proper - feminine singularDeuteronomy 34:1נְב֔וֹtoNeboNoun - proper - feminine singular1 Chronicles 5:8נְב֖וֹtoNeboNoun - proper - feminine singularEzra 2:29נְב֖וֹtoof NeboNoun - proper - feminine singularEzra 10:43נְב֑וֹtoof NeboNoun - proper - masculine singularNehemiah 7:33נְב֛וֹtoNeboNoun - proper - feminine singularIsaiah 15:2נְב֞וֹtoNeboNoun - proper - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowNumbers 32:3
Aligned rows13
Books represented7
Numbers3Deuteronomy21 Chronicles1Ezra2Nehemiah1Isaiah2Jeremiah2
Source forms
נְב֔וֹ3xnə·ḇōwDeuteronomy 34:1, Isaiah 46:1, Jeremiah 48:22
נְב֞וֹ2xnə·ḇōwNumbers 32:38, Isaiah 15:2
נְב֖וֹ2xnə·ḇōw1 Chronicles 5:8, Ezra 2:29
וּנְב֖וֹ1xū·nə·ḇōwNumbers 32:3
נְב֗וֹ1xnə·ḇōwDeuteronomy 32:49
נְב֑וֹ1xnə·ḇōwEzra 10:43
נְב֛וֹ1xnə·ḇōwNehemiah 7:33
נְבוֹ֙1xnə·ḇōwJeremiah 48:1
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - feminine singular10xNumbers 32:38, Numbers 33:47, Deuteronomy 32:49, Deuteronomy 34:1
Noun - proper - masculine singular2xEzra 10:43, Isaiah 46:1
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular1xNumbers 32:3
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Nebo , the name of a Babylonian deity, also of a mountain in Moab, and of a place in Palestine
Source Gloss
Nebo , the name of a Babylonian deity, also of a mountain in Moab, and of a place in Palestine
Extended definition
Nebo.
Word Origins
נְבוֹ is of foreign origin - no further derivation.