Word Study · Strong's H2100 · Hebrew
זוּב
zub
zoob
Strong's 1890 spelling: zûwb
“to flow freely (as water), i.e. (specifically) to have a (sexual) flux”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to flow freely (as water), i.e. (specifically) to have a (sexual) flux; figuratively, to waste away; also to overflow
Rendered in the KJV as
flow, gush out, have a (running) issue, pine away, run.
- 42occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 11 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 18inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 42 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 18
- זָבַ֥ת13
- זָבַ֤ת5
- הַזָּ֖ב4
- הַזָּ֑ב3
- וַיָּז֣וּבוּ2
- זָ֣ב2
- זָבַ֨ת2
- הַזָּ֔ב1
- הַזָּב֙1
- וְהַזָּב֙1
- וַיָּזֻ֖בוּ1
- זָ֔ב1
and 6 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 13
- flowing of18
- the [one] discharging9
- and they flowed out3
- [is] flowing of2
- discharging2
- [is] discharging1
- [is] flowing1
- [one who] has a discharge1
- [one who] suffers a discharge1
- and the [one] discharging1
- it will discharge1
- she will discharge1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 10
- verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)20
- the definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular9
- verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular4
- Hc/Vqw3mp3
- conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular1
- verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person feminine singular1
- verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine plural1
- verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular1
- verb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singular1
- verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HVqrfsc · 20
- HTd/Vqrmsa · 9
- HVqrmsa · 4
- Hc/Vqw3mp · 3
- HC/Td/Vqrmsa · 1
- HVqi3fs · 1
- HVqi3mp · 1
- HVqi3ms · 1
- HVqp3ms · 1
- HVqrfsa · 1
All 42, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Leviticus16 of 42 · 38%
- Deuteronomy6 of 42 · 14%
- Numbers5 of 42 · 12%
- Exodus4 of 42 · 10%
- Jeremiah3 of 42 · 7%
Leviticus carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Exodus4 occurrences
- Exodus 3:8זָבַ֥תzavatverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.here: flowing of
- Exodus 3:17זָבַ֥תzavatverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)And I have promised to bring you up out of your affliction in Egypt, into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—a land flowing with milk and honey.’here: flowing of
- Exodus 13:5זָבַ֥תzavatverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)And when the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites, and Jebusites—the land He swore to your fathers that He would give you, a land flowing with milk and honey—you shall keep this service in this month.here: flowing of
- Exodus 33:3זָבַ֥תzavatverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Go up to a land flowing with milk and honey. But I will not go with you, because you are a stiff-necked people; otherwise, I might destroy you on the way.”here: flowing of
Leviticus16 occurrences
- Leviticus 15:2זָ֣בzavverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular“Say to the Israelites, ‘When any man has a bodily discharge, the discharge is unclean.here: discharging
- Leviticus 15:4הַזָּ֖בhazavthe definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularAny bed on which the man with the discharge lies will be unclean, and any furniture on which he sits will be unclean.here: the [one] discharging
- Leviticus 15:6הַזָּ֑בhazavthe definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularWhoever sits on furniture on which the man with the discharge was sitting must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.here: the [one] discharging
- Leviticus 15:7הַזָּ֑בhazavthe definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularWhoever touches the body of the man with a discharge must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.here: the [one] discharging
- Leviticus 15:8הַזָּ֖בhazavthe definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularIf the man with the discharge spits on one who is clean, that person must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.here: the [one] discharging
- Leviticus 15:9הַזָּ֖בhazavthe definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularAny saddle on which the man with the discharge rides will be unclean.here: the [one] discharging
- Leviticus 15:11הַזָּ֔בhazavthe definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularIf the man with the discharge touches anyone without first rinsing his hands with water, the one who was touched must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.here: the [one] discharging
- Leviticus 15:12הַזָּ֖בhazavthe definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularAny clay pot that the man with the discharge touches must be broken, and any wooden utensil must be rinsed with water.here: the [one] discharging
- Leviticus 15:13הַזָּב֙hazavthe definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularWhen the man has been cleansed from his discharge, he must count off seven days for his cleansing, wash his clothes, and bathe himself in fresh water, and he shall be clean.here: the [one] discharging
- Leviticus 15:19זָבָ֔הzavahverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singularWhen a woman has a discharge consisting of blood from her body, she will be unclean due to her menstruation for seven days, and anyone who touches her will be unclean until evening.here: discharging
- Leviticus 15:25יָזוּב֩yazuvverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularWhen a woman has a discharge of her blood for many days at a time other than her menstrual period, or if it continues beyond her period, she will be unclean all the days of her unclean discharge, just as she is during the days of her menstruation.here: it will discharge
- Leviticus 15:25תָז֖וּבtazuvverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person feminine singularWhen a woman has a discharge of her blood for many days at a time other than her menstrual period, or if it continues beyond her period, she will be unclean all the days of her unclean discharge, just as she is during the days of her menstruation.here: she will discharge
- Leviticus 15:32הַזָּ֑בhazavthe definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularThis is the law of him who has a discharge, of the man who has an emission of semen whereby he is unclean,here: the [one] discharging
- Leviticus 15:33וְהַזָּב֙vehazavconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularof a woman in her menstrual period, of any male or female who has a discharge, and of a man who lies with an unclean woman.’”here: and the [one] discharging
- Leviticus 20:24זָבַ֥תzavatverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)But I have told you that you will inherit their land, since I will give it to you as an inheritance—a land flowing with milk and honey. I am the LORD your God, who has set you apart from the peoples.here: flowing of
- Leviticus 22:4זָ֔בzavverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularIf a descendant of Aaron has a skin disease or a discharge, he may not eat the sacred offerings until he is clean. Whoever touches anything defiled by a corpse or by a man who has an emission of semen,here: [is] discharging
Numbers5 occurrences
- Numbers 5:2זָ֑בzavverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular“Command the Israelites to send away from the camp anyone with a skin disease, anyone who has a bodily discharge, and anyone who is defiled by a dead body.here: [one who] has a discharge
- Numbers 13:27זָבַ֨תzavatverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)And they gave this account to Moses: “We went into the land to which you sent us, and indeed, it is flowing with milk and honey. Here is some of its fruit!here: [is] flowing of
- Numbers 14:8זָבַ֥תzavatverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)If the LORD delights in us, He will bring us into this land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and He will give it to us.here: [is] flowing of
- Numbers 16:13זָבַ֤תzavatverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Is it not enough that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey to kill us in the wilderness? Must you also appoint yourself as ruler over us?here: flowing of
- Numbers 16:14זָבַ֨תzavatverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Moreover, you have not brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey or given us an inheritance of fields and vineyards. Will you gouge out the eyes of these men? No, we will not come!”here: flowing of
Deuteronomy6 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 6:3זָבַ֥תzavatverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Hear, O Israel, and be careful to observe them, so that you may prosper and multiply greatly in a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you.here: flowing of
- Deuteronomy 11:9זָבַ֥תzavatverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)and so that you may live long in the land that the LORD swore to your fathers to give them and their descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey.here: flowing of
- Deuteronomy 26:9זָבַ֥תzavatverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)And He brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey.here: flowing of
- Deuteronomy 26:15זָבַ֥תzavatverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Look down from Your holy habitation, from heaven, and bless Your people Israel and the land You have given us as You swore to our fathers—a land flowing with milk and honey.”here: flowing of
- Deuteronomy 27:3זָבַ֤תzavatverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Write on them all the words of this law when you have crossed over to enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you, a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you.here: flowing of
- Deuteronomy 31:20זָבַ֤תzavatverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)When I have brought them into the land that I swore to give their fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey, they will eat their fill and prosper. Then they will turn to other gods and worship them, and they will reject Me and break My covenant.here: flowing of
Psalms2 occurrences
- Psalms 78:20וַיָּז֣וּבוּvaiyazuvuHc/Vqw3mpWhen He struck the rock, water gushed out and torrents raged. But can He also give bread or supply His people with meat?”here: and they flowed out
- Psalms 105:41וַיָּז֣וּבוּvaiyazuvuHc/Vqw3mpHe opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert.here: and they flowed out
Jeremiah3 occurrences
- Jeremiah 11:5זָבַ֥תzavatverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)This was in order to establish the oath I swore to your forefathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is to this day.” “Amen, LORD,” I answered.here: flowing of
- Jeremiah 32:22זָבַ֥תzavatverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)You gave them this land that You had sworn to give their fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey.here: flowing of
- Jeremiah 49:4זָ֣בzavverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularWhy do you boast of your valleys— your valleys so fruitful, O faithless daughter? You trust in your riches and say, ‘Who can come against me?’here: [is] flowing
Ezekiel2 occurrences
- Ezekiel 20:6זָבַ֤תzavatverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)On that day I swore to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands.here: flowing of
- Ezekiel 20:15זָבַ֤תzavatverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Moreover, with an uplifted hand I swore to them in the wilderness that I would not bring them into the land that I had given them—a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands—here: flowing of