נָבַע nâbaʻ — to gush forth
Translated in the KJV as belch out, flowing, pour out, send forth, utter.
a primitive root; to gush forth; figuratively, to utter (good or bad words); specifically, to emit (a foul odor).
nâbaʻ in each stem
Hiph'il
Imperfect (yiqtol) 8Cohortative 2
There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.
But thou, O Lord, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.
I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:
Qal (Pa'al)
Participle (active) 1
The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
What the stems mean
A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›
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