What does בָּבָה mean in the Bible?
e. pupil of the eye".
Hebrew · H892
בָּבָה
Something hollowed (as a gate), i.e. pupil of the eye
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בָּבָה H892
What does בָּבָה mean in the Bible?
בָּבָה is a Hebrew word meaning "something hollowed (as a gate), i.e. pupil of the eye".
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How does the BSB render H892?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include the apple (1).
Where does בָּבָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Zechariah 2:8. Its strongest book concentrations include 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 It the apple 1× Zechariah 2:8
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Usage map
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First aligned row Zechariah 2:8
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Zechariah 1
Source forms
בְּבָבַ֥ת 1x bə·ḇā·ḇaṯ Zechariah 2:8
Parsing patterns
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Zechariah 2:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. something hollowed (as a gate), i.e. pupil of the eye
Source Gloss
something hollowed (as a gate), i.e. pupil of the eye
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
something hollowed (as a gate), i.e. pupil of the eye BDB: the apple of his eye Usage: apple (of the eye).
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