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מָקוֹר

ma.qorfountainHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine18 occurrences6 books17 verses

Definition

or מָקֹר; from H6979; properly, something dug, i.e. a (general) source (of water, even when naturally flowing; also of tears, blood (by euphemism, of the female pudenda); figuratively, of happiness, wisdom, progeny)
Traditional renderings: fountain, issue, spring, well(-spring).

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders מָקוֹר:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

18 total
  1. Leviticus 12:7מִמְּקֹ֣ר · from her flow
    And the priest will present them before the LORD and make atonement for her; and she shall be ceremonially cleansed from her flow of blood. This is the law for a woman giving birth, whether to a male or to a female.
  2. Leviticus 20:18מְקֹרָ֣הּ · the source of her flow; מְק֣וֹר · the source
    If a man lies with a menstruating woman and has sexual relations with her, he has exposed the source of her flow, and she has uncovered the source of her blood. Both of them must be cut off from among their people.
  3. Psalm 36:9מְק֣וֹר · is the fountain
    For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light.
  4. Psalm 68:26מִמְּק֥וֹר · from the fountain
    Bless God in the great congregation; bless the LORD from the fountain of Israel.
  5. Proverbs 5:18מְקוֹרְךָ֥ · May your fountain
    May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth:
  6. Proverbs 10:11מְק֣וֹר · is a fountain
    The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
  7. Proverbs 13:14מְק֣וֹר · is a fountain
    The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death.
  8. Proverbs 14:27מְק֣וֹר · is a fountain
    The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death.
  9. Proverbs 16:22מְק֣וֹר · is a fountain
    Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly.
  10. Proverbs 18:4מְק֣וֹר · the fountain
    The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.
  11. Proverbs 25:26וּמָק֣וֹר · well
    Like a muddied spring or a polluted well is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked.
  12. Jeremiah 2:13מְק֣וֹר׀ · the fountain
    “For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns—broken cisterns that cannot hold water.
  13. Jeremiah 9:1מְק֣וֹר · a fountain
    Oh, that my head were a spring of water, and my eyes a fountain of tears! I would weep day and night over the slain daughter of my people.
  14. Jeremiah 17:13מְק֥וֹר · the fountain
    O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who abandon You will be put to shame. All who turn away will be written in the dust, for they have abandoned the LORD, the fountain of living water.
  15. Jeremiah 51:36מְקוֹרָֽהּ׃ · and make her springs
    Therefore this is what the LORD says: “Behold, I will plead your case and take vengeance on your behalf; I will dry up her sea and make her springs run dry.
  16. Hosea 13:15מְקוֹרוֹ֙ · His fountain
    Although he flourishes among his brothers, an east wind will come—a wind from the LORD rising up from the desert. His fountain will fail, and his spring will run dry. The wind will plunder his treasury of every precious article.
  17. Zechariah 13:1מָק֣וֹר · a fountain
    “On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the people of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity.