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נְבָיוֹת

𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤅𐤕

Nevayot

H5032 noun

SILEX Entry

Root נוב to bear fruit, be fruitful, flourish

Definition

Nebayoth – the name of a son of Ishmael, and by extension, the eponymous ancestor of a tribal group or region associated with his descendants. The term is primarily used as a proper name, referring to either the individual or, collectively, the region or people associated with him.

Semantic Range

proper noun – son of Ishmael, tribal ancestor, tribe or territory associated with Nebayoth; by extension, the possessions or products (e.g., livestock) of this group

Root / Etymology

Root נוב (n-w-b), meaning 'to bear fruit, be fruitful' or 'to flourish.' The personal name נְבָיוֹת (Nebayoth) likely derives from this root, expressing the idea of fruitfulness or abundance. However, the word appears in Biblical Hebrew only as a proper noun.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, Nebayoth is listed as the firstborn son of Ishmael (Genesis 25:13; 1 Chronicles 1:29), who represents one of the Ishmaelite tribal ancestors. The name is also used by extension for the territory or people descended from him (e.g., Isaiah 60:7 refers to 'the rams of Nebayoth,' commonly interpreted as animals from the territory or possession of that group). The connection to fruitfulness reflects both the root meaning and perhaps an idealized quality of the clan or its territory. In later usage (post-biblical and in English tradition), Nebayoth was sometimes identified with regions in northwestern Arabia, but no direct evidence links the biblical group with later ethno-geographic entities. The English 'Nebaioth' or 'Nebajoth' reflects the transliteration traditions of various Bible translations; these do not add semantic nuance beyond rendering the Hebrew names. The term never refers to a general 'fruitfulness' in biblical usage, always serving as a proper name.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

or נְבָיֹת; feminine plural from נוּב; fruitfulnesses; Nebajoth, a son of Ismael, and the country settled by him; Nebaioth, Nebajoth.

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Root Family

נוב (n-w-b) — to bear fruit, be fruitful, flourish

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H5011 נֹב in Nôb
H5107 נוּב he will sprout
H5108 נוֹב produce of
H5109 נוֹבַי Nobai
H8570 תְּנוּבָה from yields of

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H5032-01 נְבָיֹ֔ת nevayot HNp Nebaioth Nebayoth, Fruitful-ones 5

Occurrences in Scripture

5 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H5032-01 Genesis 25:13 נְבָיֹ֔ת nevayot HNp Nebaioth Nebayoth, Fruitful-ones
H5032-01 Genesis 28:9 נְבָי֛וֹת nevayot HNp of Nebaioth Nebayoth, Fruitful-ones
H5032-01 Genesis 36:3 נְבָיֽוֹת nevayot HNp Nebaioth Nebayoth, Fruitful-ones
H5032-01 Isaiah 60:7 נְבָי֖וֹת nevayot HNp of Nebaioth Nebayoth, Fruitful-ones
H5032-01 1 Chronicles 1:29 נְבָי֔וֹת nevayot HNp Nebaioth Nebayoth, Fruitful-ones
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