נָבַב
nābab
hollow out
Strong's H5014VerbHebrewTWOT 1278

נָבַב (nābab) is a Hebrew verb meaning hollow out. It appears 4 times in 3 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H5014).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1278)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1278)hollow out; pierce, be hollow, foolish; vain
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

נָבַב verb: hollow out

Strong's H5014 נָבַב: to pierce; to be hollow, or (figuratively) foolish
KJV:hollow, vain.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

See it in Scripture

Exodus 27:8Job 11:12Jeremiah 52:21

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