Berean Strong's Lexicon mabbat or mebbat: Look, gaze, regard, view Original Word: מַבַּט or מֶבַּט Word Origin: Derived from the root verb נָבַט (nabat), meaning "to look" or "to regard." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - Strong's Greek 991 (βλέπω, blepō) - to see, to look at - Strong's Greek 3708 (ὁράω, horaō) - to see, to perceive Usage: The Hebrew word "mabbat" or "mebbat" refers to the act of looking or gazing, often implying a focused or intentional regard. It can denote both a literal and a metaphorical sense of seeing or perceiving, suggesting attention or contemplation. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, the act of looking or gazing was often associated with understanding, perception, and insight. The Hebrew language frequently uses physical senses to describe spiritual or intellectual activities. The concept of "seeing" was not merely about physical sight but also about discerning and comprehending deeper truths or realities. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom nabat Definition expectation NASB Translation expectation (1), hope (2). Brown-Driver-Briggs [מַבָּט] noun masculineZechariah 9:5 expectation = object of hope or confidence (literally thing looked to); — suffix מַבָּטֵנוּ Isaiah 20:6, מַבָּטָם Isaiah 20:5, מֶבָּטָהּ Zechariah 9:5; — of Cush as ally of Judah Isaiah 20:5,6; of Tyre as ally of l'hilistia Zechariah 9:5. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance expectation Or mebbat {meb-bawt'}; from nabat; something expected, i.e. (abstractly) expectation -- expectation. see HEBREW nabat Forms and Transliterations מֶבָּטָ֑הּ מַבָּטֵ֗נוּ מַבָּטָ֔ם מבטה מבטם מבטנו mab·bā·ṭām mab·bā·ṭê·nū mabbaTam mabbāṭām mabbaTenu mabbāṭênū meb·bā·ṭāh mebbaTah mebbāṭāhLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Isaiah 20:5 HEB: וָבֹ֑שׁוּ מִכּוּשׁ֙ מַבָּטָ֔ם וּמִן־ מִצְרַ֖יִם NAS: of Cush their hope and Egypt KJV: of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt INT: and ashamed of Cush their hope because and Egypt Isaiah 20:6 Zechariah 9:5 3 Occurrences |
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