Word Study · Strong's H4726 · Hebrew
מָקוֹר
maqor
maw-kore'
Strong's 1890 spelling: mâqôwr
“properly, something dug, i.e. a (general) source (of water, even when naturally flowing”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
properly, something dug, i.e. a (general) source (of water, even when naturally flowing; also of tears, blood (by euphemism, of the female pudenda); figuratively, of happiness, wisdom, progeny)
Rendered in the KJV as
fountain, issue, spring, well(-spring).
- 18occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 6 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 11inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 18 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 11
- מְק֣וֹר8
- וּמָק֣וֹר1
- מִמְּק֥וֹר1
- מִמְּקֹ֣ר1
- מְק֥וֹר1
- מָק֣וֹר1
- מְק֣וֹר׀1
- מְקוֹרָֽהּ׃1
- מְקוֹרוֹ֙1
- מְקוֹרְךָ֥1
- מְקֹרָ֣הּ1
How it is rendered · 13
- [is] a fountain of4
- [the] spring of2
- a fountain of2
- [was] a fountain of1
- a fountain1
- a spring of1
- and a fountain1
- from [the] fountain of1
- from [the] spring of1
- spring her1
- spring his1
- spring its1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 7
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)10
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singular2
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular1
- noun · masculine singular1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsc · 10
- HNcmsc/Sp3fs · 2
- HR/Ncmsc · 2
- HC/Ncmsa · 1
- HNcmsa · 1
- HNcmsc/Sp2ms · 1
- HNcmsc/Sp3ms · 1
All 18, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Proverbs7 of 18 · 39%
- Jeremiah4 of 18 · 22%
- Leviticus3 of 18 · 17%
- Psalms2 of 18 · 11%
- Hosea1 of 18 · 6%
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Leviticus3 occurrences
- Leviticus 12:7מִמְּקֹ֣רmimekorpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)And the priest will present them before the LORD and make atonement for her; and she shall be ceremonially cleansed from her flow of blood. This is the law for a woman giving birth, whether to a male or to a female.here: from [the] spring of
- Leviticus 20:18מְקֹרָ֣הּmekorahnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularIf a man lies with a menstruating woman and has sexual relations with her, he has exposed the source of her flow, and she has uncovered the source of her blood. Both of them must be cut off from among their people.here: spring her
- Leviticus 20:18מְק֣וֹרmekornoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)If a man lies with a menstruating woman and has sexual relations with her, he has exposed the source of her flow, and she has uncovered the source of her blood. Both of them must be cut off from among their people.here: [the] spring of
Psalms2 occurrences
- Psalms 36:9מְק֣וֹרmekornoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light.here: a fountain of
- Psalms 68:26מִמְּק֥וֹרmimekorpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Bless God in the great congregation; bless the LORD from the fountain of Israel.here: from [the] fountain of
Proverbs7 occurrences
- Proverbs 5:18מְקוֹרְךָ֥mekorchanoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularMay your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth:here: spring your
- Proverbs 10:11מְק֣וֹרmekornoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.here: [is] a fountain of
- Proverbs 13:14מְק֣וֹרmekornoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death.here: [is] a fountain of
- Proverbs 14:27מְק֣וֹרmekornoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death.here: [is] a fountain of
- Proverbs 16:22מְק֣וֹרmekornoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly.here: [is] a fountain of
- Proverbs 18:4מְק֣וֹרmekornoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.here: a fountain of
- Proverbs 25:26וּמָק֣וֹרumakorconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularLike a muddied spring or a polluted well is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked.here: and a fountain
Jeremiah4 occurrences
- Jeremiah 2:13מְק֣וֹר׀mekornoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)“For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns— broken cisterns that cannot hold water.here: a spring of
- Jeremiah 9:1מְק֣וֹרmekornoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Oh, that my head were a spring of water, and my eyes a fountain of tears! I would weep day and night over the slain daughter of my people.here: [was] a fountain of
- Jeremiah 17:13מְק֥וֹרmekornoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who abandon You will be put to shame. All who turn away will be written in the dust, for they have abandoned the LORD, the fountain of living water.here: [the] spring of
- Jeremiah 51:36מְקוֹרָֽהּ׃mekorahnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularTherefore this is what the LORD says: “Behold, I will plead your case and take vengeance on your behalf; I will dry up her sea and make her springs run dry.here: spring its