What does נָבַע (yabbîa‘) mean in the Bible?
נָבַע (yabbîa‘): Eruption of inner abundance—whether words, water, or stench—revealing what overflows from within.
Hebrew · H5042
נָבַע
To gush forth ; figuratively, to utter (good or bad words); specifically, to emit (a foul odor)
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נָבַע H5042
Pronunciation yabbîa‘
What does נָבַע (yabbîa‘) mean in the Bible?
נָבַע (yabbîa‘): Eruption of inner abundance—whether words, water, or stench—revealing what overflows from within.
Full entry for נָבַע (H5042) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5042?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include blurts out (1), bring (1), I will utter (1), I would have poured out (1), is a bubbling (1).
Where does נָבַע (yabbîa‘) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 19:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (6), Proverbs (4), Ecclesiastes (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 blurts out 1× Proverbs 15:28
bring 1× Ecclesiastes 10:1
I will utter 1× Psalms 78:2
I would have poured out 1× Proverbs 1:23
is a bubbling 1× Proverbs 18:4
pour forth 1× Psalms 119:171
spouts 1× Proverbs 15:2
they pour forth 1× Psalms 19:2
They pour out 1× Psalms 94:4
they spew 1× Psalms 59:7
They will extol 1× Psalms 145:7
Show sample aligned rows
Psalms 19:2 יַבִּ֣יעַֽ to they pour forth Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Psalms 59:7 יַבִּ֘יע֤וּן to they spew Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun Psalms 78:2 אַבִּ֥יעָה to I will utter Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular Psalms 94:4 יַבִּ֣יעוּ to They pour out Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Psalms 119:171 תַּבַּ֣עְנָה to pour forth Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine plural Psalms 145:7 יַבִּ֑יעוּ to They will extol Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Proverbs 1:23 אַבִּ֣יעָה to I would have poured out Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular Proverbs 15:2 יַבִּ֥יעַ to spouts Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Proverbs 15:28 יַבִּ֥יעַ to blurts out Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Proverbs 18:4 נֹ֝בֵ֗עַ to is a bubbling Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Psalms 19:2
Aligned rows 11
Books represented 3
Psalms 6 Proverbs 4 Ecclesiastes 1
Source forms
יַבִּ֥יעַ 2x yab·bî·a‘ Proverbs 15:2, Proverbs 15:28
אַבִּ֥יעָה 1x ’ab·bî·‘āh Psalms 78:2
אַבִּ֣יעָה 1x ’ab·bî·‘āh Proverbs 1:23
יַבִּ֣יעַֽ 1x yab·bî·a‘ Psalms 19:2
יַבִּ֖יעַ 1x yab·bî·a‘ Ecclesiastes 10:1
יַבִּ֣יעוּ 1x yab·bî·‘ū Psalms 94:4
יַבִּ֑יעוּ 1x yab·bî·‘ū Psalms 145:7
יַבִּ֘יע֤וּן 1x yab·bî·‘ūn Psalms 59:7
Parsing patterns
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 4x Psalms 19:2, Proverbs 15:2, Proverbs 15:28, Ecclesiastes 10:1
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 2x Psalms 94:4, Psalms 145:7
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular 2x Psalms 78:2, Proverbs 1:23
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine plural 1x Psalms 119:171
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun 1x Psalms 59:7
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 1x Proverbs 18:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Eruption of inner abundance—whether words, water, or stench—revealing what overflows from within.
Strong's H5042
Lexical occurrences 11 verses Word forms 2 forms 10 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Psalms 19:1–4a Source Gloss
to gush forth ; figuratively, to utter (good or bad words); specifically, to emit (a foul odor)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Eruption of inner abundance—whether words, water, or stench—revealing what overflows from within.
to gush forth; figuratively, to utter (good or bad words); specifically, to emit (a foul odor) BDB: flow Usage: belch out, flowing, pour out, send forth, utter (abundantly).
Grammatical Forms
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Form groups 2 Aligned forms 10
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 9×
Imperfect Eccl 10:1 · Prov 15:2 · Prov 15:28 · Ps 19:3 · Ps 94:4 · Ps 145:7 · Ps 119:171 7×
Cohortative Prov 1:23 · Ps 78:2 2×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×
Participle active Prov 18:4 1×
Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
Pours forth; gushes; bubbles up like a spring; indicates an abundant and spontaneous communication
Showing 1 selected witness from 11 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
נָבַע is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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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