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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נְבוֹ H5015
Pronunciation nĕbwō
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 It Nebo 10× Numbers 32:3, Numbers 33:47, Deuteronomy 32:49, Deuteronomy 34:1
of Nebo 2× Ezra 2:29, Ezra 10:43
as well as Nebo 1× Numbers 32:38
Show sample aligned rows
Numbers 32:3 וּנְב֖וֹ to Nebo Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular Numbers 32:38 נְב֞וֹ to as well as Nebo Noun - proper - feminine singular Numbers 33:47 נְבֽוֹ׃ to Nebo Noun - proper - feminine singular Deuteronomy 32:49 נְב֗וֹ to Nebo Noun - proper - feminine singular Deuteronomy 34:1 נְב֔וֹ to Nebo Noun - proper - feminine singular 1 Chronicles 5:8 נְב֖וֹ to Nebo Noun - proper - feminine singular Ezra 2:29 נְב֖וֹ to of Nebo Noun - proper - feminine singular Ezra 10:43 נְב֑וֹ to of Nebo Noun - proper - masculine singular Nehemiah 7:33 נְב֛וֹ to Nebo Noun - proper - feminine singular Isaiah 15:2 נְב֞וֹ to Nebo Noun - proper - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Numbers 32:3
Aligned rows 13
Books represented 7
Numbers 3 Deuteronomy 2 1 Chronicles 1 Ezra 2 Nehemiah 1 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 2
Source forms
נְב֔וֹ 3x nə·ḇōw Deuteronomy 34:1, Isaiah 46:1, Jeremiah 48:22
נְב֞וֹ 2x nə·ḇōw Numbers 32:38, Isaiah 15:2
נְב֖וֹ 2x nə·ḇōw 1 Chronicles 5:8, Ezra 2:29
וּנְב֖וֹ 1x ū·nə·ḇōw Numbers 32:3
נְב֗וֹ 1x nə·ḇōw Deuteronomy 32:49
נְב֑וֹ 1x nə·ḇōw Ezra 10:43
נְב֛וֹ 1x nə·ḇōw Nehemiah 7:33
נְבוֹ֙ 1x nə·ḇōw Jeremiah 48:1
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - feminine singular 10x Numbers 32:38, Numbers 33:47, Deuteronomy 32:49, Deuteronomy 34:1
Noun - proper - masculine singular 2x Ezra 10:43, Isaiah 46:1
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular 1x Numbers 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.
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