מְק֣וֹר

𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤓

meqor

fountain

or מָקֹר; from קוּר; 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); fountain, issue, spring, well(-spring).

H4726

Proverbs 16:22 · Word #1

Lexicon H4726

Lemmaמָקוֹר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤓
Transliterationmâqôwr
Strong'sH4726
In-contextfountain

Morphology HNcmsc All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 H4726-01

source of

Rootקור (q-w-r)
Core Meaningsdigging, boring through, excavation, bringing forth from below
Semantic Rangespring, fountain, wellspring, source of water; figuratively source of life, wisdom, joy, lineage; euphemistically a bodily source (e.g., of blood).
Conceptual Significanceמָקוֹר often signifies the originating point from which life or blessing flows, whether literal water or metaphorical wisdom and vitality. It conveys the biblical concept that life and blessing proceed from a divinely established source, frequently associated with YHWH as the ultimate fountain of living waters.
Morphological NotesMasculine singular noun in construct state (HNcmsc) from מָקוֹר; functions to link with a following noun in a genitive relationship ("source of …").
Rendering Rationaleמְקוֹר is a masculine singular noun in the construct state, indicating "source of" something that follows. Derived from the root קור ("to dig, bore through"), it denotes that which has been opened or dug out as a point of emergence, thus "source of" preserves both the root idea and the singular construct form.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root קור (digging, boring through, excavation, bringing forth from below)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H7023-02 beqir in a wall
H7023-03 beqirot in the trench-built walls of
H7023-04 haqir the trench-built wall
H7023-05 haqirot the trench-built walls
H6982-01 haqorot the roof-beams
H7023-06 laqirot to the trench-walls
H7023-07 leqir to a trench-built wall
H4726-02 meqorah her wellspring
H4726-03 mimeqor from the wellspring of
H7023-08 miqir from a trench-built wall
H6979-01 qareti I trenched
H7023-09 qir a trench-built wall
H7023-10 qirot walls of
H6982-02 qorot hewn-rafters of
H4726-04 umaqor and a dug-source
H7023-12 uvaqir and in the trench-built wall
H7023-13 vaqir in the trench-built wall
H7023-14 veqir and Wall-city
H6980-01 vequrey and trench-webs of

Word Usage (18 occurrences of H4726)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Leviticus 12:7 מִ/מְּקֹ֣ר mimeqor from the source
Leviticus 20:18 מְקֹרָ֣/הּ meqorah fountain
Leviticus 20:18 מְק֣וֹר meqor fountain
+ Add Niger-Congo Word
← Back to Proverbs 16:22