Word Study · Strong's H4002 · Hebrew
מַבּוּעַ
mabbua
mab-boo'-ah
Strong's 1890 spelling: mabbûwaʻ
“a fountain”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a fountain
Rendered in the KJV as
fountain, spring.
- 3occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- הַמַּבּ֔וּעַ1
- לְמַבּ֣וּעֵי1
- מַבּ֥וּעֵי1
How it is rendered · 3
- into springs of1
- springs of1
- the water spring1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)1
- preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)1
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmpc · 1
- HR/Ncmpc · 1
- HTd/Ncmsa · 1
All 3, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Isaiah carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 35:7לְמַבּ֣וּעֵיlemabueipreposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)The parched ground will become a pool, the thirsty land springs of water. In the haunt where jackals once lay, there will be grass and reeds and papyrus.here: into springs of
- Isaiah 49:10מַבּ֥וּעֵיmabueinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)They will not hunger or thirst, nor will scorching heat or sun beat down on them. For He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water.here: springs of