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Exodus 27:8
“Hollow with boards shalt thou make it: as it was shewed thee in the mount, so shall they make it.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
נָבַבnâbab · naw-bab'
H5014 · Hebrew
H5014 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to pierce; to be hollow, or (figuratively) foolish
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- hollow, vain.
- Grammar
- נְב֥וּב — verb Qal, passive participle, masculine, singular, construct
- Usage
- Occurs 4 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 38:7Job 11:12Jeremiah 52:21
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read נָבַב here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.