2101. zob

Lexicon

zob: Discharge, flow

Original Word: זוֹב
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: zowb
Pronunciation: zobe
Phonetic Spelling: (zobe)
Definition: Discharge, flow
Meaning: a seminal, menstrual flux

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

issue

From zuwb; a seminal or menstrual flux -- issue.

see HEBREW zuwb

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from zub
Definition
an issue (of fluid)
NASB Translation
discharge (13).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

זוֺב noun masculine issue (Arabic fluid, liquid; Late Hebrew זוֺב, Aramaic דּוֺבָא in specific sense of Hebrew); — issue, flux, always from Genitals (compare Di Leviticus 15:2); only P: of man or woman Leviticus 15:33; — of man Leviticus 15:2,3(3 t. in verse); Leviticus 15:13,15; of woman Leviticus 15:19 (דָּם יִהְיֶה זֹבָהּ בִּבְשָׂרָהּ of monthly period); also Leviticus 15:25; Leviticus 15:25; Leviticus 15:26; Leviticus 15:28; Leviticus 15:30 (of morbid issue of blood, sometimes connected with the other; compare Matthew 9:20 etc.)

זוּד see זיד.

זוה (√ of following; compare Arabic put aside or away, draw together, contract).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root verb זוּב (zuv), meaning "to flow" or "to gush."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The corresponding Greek term in the Septuagint and New Testament context is G4511 (ῥύσις, rhysis), which also refers to a flow or discharge, particularly in the context of the woman with the issue of blood in the New Testament (e.g., Mark 5:25-29). This Greek term captures the same concept of a bodily discharge that results in ceremonial impurity, reflecting the continuity of purity laws from the Hebrew Scriptures into the Greek-speaking Jewish and early Christian communities.

Usage: The word זוֹב is used in the context of ritual purity laws in the Hebrew Bible, particularly in Leviticus, to describe bodily discharges that render a person ceremonially unclean.

Context: The term זוֹב appears in the context of Levitical laws concerning ritual purity. It is primarily found in Leviticus 15, where it describes various types of bodily discharges that result in ceremonial impurity. The chapter outlines the procedures for purification and the duration of uncleanness associated with these discharges. For instance, Leviticus 15:2-3 (BSB) states, "Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When any man has a bodily discharge, the discharge is unclean. This uncleanness is from his discharge, whether his body allows the discharge to flow or blocks it." Similarly, Leviticus 15:19 (BSB) addresses the menstrual flux: "When a woman has a discharge of blood from her body, she will be unclean for seven days. Anyone who touches her will be unclean until evening."

The concept of זוֹב is significant in the context of ancient Israelite society, where ritual purity was closely linked to religious and communal life. The laws concerning discharges served to maintain the sanctity of the community and the tabernacle, emphasizing the need for cleanliness and separation from impurity. These regulations also highlight the broader biblical theme of holiness and the distinction between the sacred and the profane.

Forms and Transliterations

בְּזוֹב֑וֹ בזובו ז֣וֹב ז֨וֹב זָבָ֔ה זבה זוֹב֔וֹ זוֹב֖וֹ זוֹב֗וֹ זוֹבָ֔הּ זוב זובה זובו מִזּ֖וֹב מִזּוֹב֔וֹ מִזּוֹבָ֑הּ מִזּוֹבֽוֹ׃ מזוב מזובה מזובו מזובו׃ bə·zō·w·ḇōw bezoVo bəzōwḇōw miz·zō·w·ḇāh miz·zō·w·ḇōw miz·zō·wḇ mizZov mizzoVah mizzoVo mizzōwḇ mizzōwḇāh mizzōwḇōw zā·ḇāh zāḇāh zaVah zō·w·ḇāh zō·w·ḇōw zō·wḇ Zov zoVah zoVo zōwḇ zōwḇāh zōwḇōw

Englishman's Concordance

Leviticus 15:2
HEB: זָ֣ב מִבְּשָׂר֔וֹ זוֹב֖וֹ טָמֵ֥א הֽוּא׃
NAS: from his body, his discharge is unclean.
KJV: out of his flesh, [because of] his issue he [is] unclean.
INT: A discharge his body his discharge is unclean he

Leviticus 15:3
HEB: תִּהְיֶ֥ה טֻמְאָת֖וֹ בְּזוֹב֑וֹ רָ֣ר בְּשָׂר֞וֹ
NAS: moreover, shall be his uncleanness in his discharge: it is his uncleanness
KJV: And this shall be his uncleanness in his issue: whether his flesh
INT: become shall be his uncleanness his discharge run his body

Leviticus 15:3
HEB: בְּשָׂר֞וֹ אֶת־ זוֹב֗וֹ אֽוֹ־ הֶחְתִּ֤ים
NAS: whether his body allows its discharge to flow
KJV: run with his issue, or his flesh
INT: his body for discharge or obstructs

Leviticus 15:3
HEB: הֶחְתִּ֤ים בְּשָׂרוֹ֙ מִזּוֹב֔וֹ טֻמְאָת֖וֹ הִֽוא׃
NAS: obstructs its discharge.
KJV: be stopped from his issue, it [is] his uncleanness.
INT: obstructs his body discharge is his uncleanness he

Leviticus 15:13
HEB: יִטְהַ֤ר הַזָּב֙ מִזּוֹב֔וֹ וְסָ֨פַר ל֜וֹ
NAS: cleansed from his discharge, then he shall count
KJV: is cleansed of his issue; then he shall number
INT: becomes the discharge his discharge shall count seven

Leviticus 15:15
HEB: לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה מִזּוֹבֽוֹ׃ ס
NAS: the LORD because of his discharge.
KJV: for him before the LORD for his issue.
INT: before the LORD of his discharge

Leviticus 15:19
HEB: כִּֽי־ תִהְיֶ֣ה זָבָ֔ה דָּ֛ם יִהְיֶ֥ה
NAS: a discharge, [if] her discharge in her body
KJV: have an issue, [and] her issue in her flesh
INT: When has discharge is blood shall continue

Leviticus 15:25
HEB: כִּֽי־ יָזוּב֩ ז֨וֹב דָּמָ֜הּ יָמִ֣ים
NAS: has a discharge of her blood
KJV: have an issue of her blood
INT: now if has A discharge of her blood days

Leviticus 15:25
HEB: כָּל־ יְמֵ֞י ז֣וֹב טֻמְאָתָ֗הּ כִּימֵ֧י
NAS: of her impure discharge she shall continue
KJV: all the days of the issue of her uncleanness
INT: all the days discharge of her impure the days

Leviticus 15:26
HEB: כָּל־ יְמֵ֣י זוֹבָ֔הּ כְּמִשְׁכַּ֥ב נִדָּתָ֖הּ
NAS: the days of her discharge shall be to her like her bed
KJV: all the days of her issue shall be unto her as the bed
INT: all the days of her discharge her bed menstruation

Leviticus 15:28
HEB: וְאִֽם־ טָהֲרָ֖ה מִזּוֹבָ֑הּ וְסָ֥פְרָה לָּ֛הּ
NAS: clean from her discharge, she shall count
KJV: But if she be cleansed of her issue, then she shall number
INT: When becomes her discharge shall count seven

Leviticus 15:30
HEB: לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה מִזּ֖וֹב טֻמְאָתָֽהּ׃
NAS: because of her impure discharge.'
KJV: the LORD for the issue of her uncleanness.
INT: before God the issue of her impure

Leviticus 15:33
HEB: וְהַזָּב֙ אֶת־ זוֹב֔וֹ לַזָּכָ֖ר וְלַנְּקֵבָ֑ה
NAS: because of menstrual impurity, and for the one who has a discharge, whether a male
KJV: and of him that hath an issue, of the man,
INT: of menstrual hath discharge A male A female

13 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2101
13 Occurrences

bə·zō·w·ḇōw — 1 Occ.
miz·zō·wḇ — 1 Occ.
miz·zō·w·ḇāh — 1 Occ.
miz·zō·w·ḇōw — 3 Occ.
zā·ḇāh — 1 Occ.
zō·wḇ — 2 Occ.
zō·w·ḇāh — 1 Occ.
zō·w·ḇōw — 3 Occ.