נָבַב

na.vavbe hollowHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb4 occurrences3 books4 verses

Definition

a primitive root; to pierce; to be hollow, or (figuratively) foolish
Traditional renderings: hollow, vain.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

4 total
  1. Exodus 27:8נְב֥וּב · so that it is hollow
    Construct the altar with boards so that it is hollow. It is to be made just as you were shown on the mountain.
  2. Exodus 38:7נְב֥וּב · so that it was hollow
    Then he inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar for carrying it. He made the altar with boards so that it was hollow.
  3. Job 11:12נָ֭בוּב · But a witless
    But a witless man can no more become wise than the colt of a wild donkey can be born a man!
  4. Jeremiah 52:21נָבֽוּב׃ · [each] was hollow
    Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall and twelve cubits in circumference; each was hollow, four fingers thick.