Strong's Lexicon mabbul: Flood Original Word: מַבּוּל Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to flow or to inundate. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often associated with the concept of the flood in the New Testament is κατακλυσμός (kataklysmos), Strong's Greek #2627, used in passages such as Matthew 24:38-39 and 2 Peter 2:5. Usage: The term "mabbul" is primarily used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to the great deluge or flood that God sent upon the earth during the time of Noah. It signifies a cataclysmic event characterized by overwhelming waters that covered the earth, as described in the Genesis account. The word is used to convey the idea of divine judgment and the cleansing of the earth from widespread corruption and violence. Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Near Eastern context, floods were often seen as acts of divine intervention. The biblical flood narrative in Genesis 6-9 is unique in its theological emphasis on God's covenant with Noah and the promise never to destroy the earth with a flood again. This account has parallels in other ancient cultures, such as the Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh, but the biblical account focuses on themes of righteousness, judgment, and redemption. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof uncertain derivation Definition a flood NASB Translation flood (13). Brown-Driver-Briggs מַבּוּל noun masculineGenesis 7:6 flood in time of Noah (Late Hebrew id.; Jewish-Aramaic מַבּוּלָא; Syriac  ; derivation dubious; Thes and others √ יבל, but improbable, see DlProl. 122 f.; possibly old Assyrian (Babylonian) loan-word (yet form unkn. in Assyrian ), or from √ נבל = Assyrian nabâlu, destroy DlHWB 443 f.; compare DlPar. 156; Prol. 122 ChePsalm 29:10 critical note, Hebraica. iii. 3, 175 f., O. WhitehouseCOT ii. 293); — ׳מ only Genesis and Psalm 29:10; always absolute and always with article except Genesis 9:11,15; — ׳וַיְהִי הַמּ Genesis 17:7; ׳לֹא יִהְיֶה עוֺד מ Genesis 9:11; following by מַיִם as appositive) Genesis 6:17; Genesis 7:6; ׳מֵי הַמּ Genesis 7:7,10; Genesis 9:11; לֹאיִֿהְיֶה ׳עוֺד הַמַּיִם לְמ Genesis 9:15; as epoch, in phrase ׳אַחַר הַמּ Genesis 9:28; Genesis 10:1,32; Genesis 11:10 (strike out as gloss Bu Di); יָשָׁ֑ב ׳לַמּ ׳י Psalm 29:10 ׳י at the flood sat enthroned (so most; Chesee critical note ' at the storm ' (destruction = destructive storm IdHebraica. 1.c.), but ׳הַמּ seems in all the other passages to be almost = proper name of the flood; compare also מֵי נֹחַ Isaiah 54:9 (twice in verse)). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance a deluge From yabal in the sense of flowing; a deluge: see HEBREW yabal Forms and Transliterations הַמַּבּ֑וּל הַמַּבּ֔וּל הַמַּבּ֛וּל הַמַּבּ֥וּל הַמַּבּֽוּל׃ המבול המבול׃ וְהַמַּבּ֣וּל והמבול לְמַבּ֔וּל לַמַּבּ֣וּל למבול מַבּ֖וּל מבול ham·mab·būl hammabBul hammabbūl lam·mab·būl lammabBul lammabbūl lə·mab·būl lemabBul ləmabbūl mab·būl mabBul mabbūl vehammabBul wə·ham·mab·būl wəhammabbūlLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 6:17 HEB: מֵבִ֨יא אֶת־ הַמַּבּ֥וּל מַ֙יִם֙ עַל־ NAS: I, even I am bringing the flood of water KJV: even I, do bring a flood of waters INT: behold I am bringing the flood of water upon Genesis 7:6 Genesis 7:7 Genesis 7:10 Genesis 7:17 Genesis 9:11 Genesis 9:11 Genesis 9:15 Genesis 9:28 Genesis 10:1 Genesis 10:32 Genesis 11:10 Psalm 29:10 13 Occurrences |
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