נָבַע nava
Hebrew word for “to bubble” · Strong’s H5042 · used 11 times in 11 verses
Meaning
1) to flow, pour out, pour, gush forth, spring, bubble up, ferment;
How it is translated
Glosses given for nava in context, with how often each is used:
- pours forth 3
- will pour forth 2
- pour forth ! 1
- pour forth 1
- may they pour forth 1
- will pour out 1
- flowing 1
- ferments 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psalms | 6 | 0.3 | |
| Proverbs | 4 | 0.6 | |
| Ecclesiastes | 1 | 0.3 |
Chapters where it is used most
Proverbs 15 (2), Psalms 19 (1), Psalms 59 (1), Psalms 78 (1), Psalms 94 (1), Psalms 119 (1), Psalms 145 (1), Proverbs 1 (1), Proverbs 18 (1), Ecclesiastes 10 (1)
Forms
- יביע 4
- אביעה 2
- יביעו 2
- יביעון 1
- תבענה 1
- נבע 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with nava more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- פֶּה peh “lip” 5
- דַּעַת daat “knowledge” 2
- חׇכְמָה chokhmah “wisdom” 2
- שָׂפָה saphah “lips” 2
- הִנֵּה hinneh “behold” 2
- דָּבָר davar “word” 2
Key verses
The verses using nava that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Psalms 19:2 — Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.
- Psalms 59:7 — Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?
- Psalms 78:2 — I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:
- Psalms 94:4 — How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?
- Psalms 119:171 — My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes.
- Psalms 145:7 — They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.
- Proverbs 1:23 — Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.
- Proverbs 15:2 — The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
- Proverbs 15:28 — The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.
- Proverbs 18:4 — The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
- Ecclesiastes 10:1 — Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.
See all 11 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.