נָבַע

nava · pour out, bubble

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H5042 · appears 11 times in the Bible

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What it means

nava (נָבַע) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “pour out, bubble”.

To bubble up, to pour out like water from a spring; of words, to utter them in abundance.

How to say it

na·va

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. To gush, like words or praise.
  2. To spoil a liquid, which froths and stinks.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • pours out ×3
  • I will pour out ×2
  • they pour out ×2
  • Let pour forth ×1
  • flowing ×1
  • make ferment ×1
  • they will pour forth ×1

Related words

Words that come from it

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Psalms 19:2

    Day to day pours out the saying, and night to night declares knowledge.

  • Psalms 59:7

    Look, they pour out with their mouth; swords are in their lips, for “Who hears?”

  • Psalms 78:2

    I will open my mouth with a proverb; I will pour out riddles from of old,

  • Psalms 94:4

    They pour out, they speak insolence; all the workers of wickedness boast.

  • Psalms 119:171

    Let my lips pour forth praise, for you teach me your statutes.

  • Psalms 145:7

    The remembrance of the abundance of your goodness they will pour forth, and of your righteousness they will shout for joy.

  • Proverbs 1:23

    Turn to my reproof; look, I will pour out on you my spirit; I will make known my words to you.

  • Proverbs 15:2

    The tongue of the wise makes knowledge good, but the mouth of the senseless pours out folly.

  • Proverbs 15:28

    The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.

  • Proverbs 18:4

    Deep waters are the words of the mouth of a man; a flowing stream, a fountain of wisdom.

  • Ecclesiastes 10:1

    Flies of death make stink, make ferment the oil of the perfumer; weightier than wisdom, than honor, is a little witlessness.