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Lexicon :: Strong's H4726 - māqôr

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מָקוֹר
Transliteration
māqôr
Pronunciation
maw-kore'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2004a

Strong’s Definitions

מָקוֹר mâqôwr, maw-kore'; or מָקֹר mâqôr; from H6979; 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).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x

The KJV translates Strong's H4726 in the following manner: fountain (11x), spring (3x), wellspring (2x), issue (1x), well (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x
The KJV translates Strong's H4726 in the following manner: fountain (11x), spring (3x), wellspring (2x), issue (1x), well (1x).

  1. spring, fountain

    1. spring

      1. of source of life, joy, purification (fig.)

    2. of the eye (fig.)

    3. source (of menstruous blood)

    4. flow (of blood after child birth)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מָקוֹר mâqôwr, maw-kore'; or מָקֹר mâqôr; from H6979; 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).
STRONGS H4726: Abbreviations
† מָקוֺר noun masculineZechariah 13:1 spring, fountain (apparently originally well); — absolute מ׳ Zechariah 13:1; Proverbs 25:26; construct מְקוֺר Jeremiah 2:13 +, מְקֹר Leviticus 12:7; Leviticus 20:18; suffix מְקוֺרוֺ Hosea 13:15, etc.; —
1. spring of water :
a. figurative, of י׳, מַיִם מ׳ חַיִּים Jeremiah 2:13; Jeremiah 17:13, compare חַיִּים מ׳ Psalm 36:10 [Psalm 36:9]; חַיִּים מ׳ (more generally), Proverbs 10:11; Proverbs 13:14; Proverbs 14:27; Proverbs 16:22 + Proverbs 18:4 (so read for חָכְמָה מ׳ Greek Version of the LXX Hebrew Manuscripts Toy).
b. figurative of purification Zechariah 13:1.
c. מָקוֺר מָשְׁחָת Proverbs 25:26 (figurative; + מַעְיָן).
d. figurative of source of life and vigour Hosea 13:15; Jeremiah 51:36; of a nation's original source, stock Psalm 68:27 [Psalm 68:26] (Kay Che, of temple); source of joy Proverbs 5:18 (figurative of wife; || אֵשֶׁת).
2. figurative of eye, מְקוֺר דַּמְעָה, Jeremiah 8:23.
3. source of menstruous blood, דָּמֶיהָ מְ׳ Leviticus 20:18, so מְקֹרָהּ Leviticus 20:18 (H).
4. = flow of blood after child-birth דָּמֶיהָ מְ׳ Leviticus 12:7 (P).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

12:7; 12:7; 20:18; 20:18; 20:18

Psalms

36:9; 68:26

Proverbs

5:18; 10:11; 13:14; 14:27; 16:22; 18:4; 25:26; 25:26

Jeremiah

2:13; 2:13; 17:13; 51:36

Hosea

13:15; 13:15

Zechariah

13:1; 13:1; 13:1

H4726

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4726 matches the Hebrew מָקוֹר (māqôr),
which occurs 18 times in 17 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 12:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 12:7 - The priest will then present them to the LORD to purify her.[fn] Then she will be ceremonially clean again after her bleeding at childbirth. These are the instructions for a woman after the birth of a son or a daughter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 20:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:18 - “If a man has sexual relations with a woman during her menstrual period, both of them must be cut off from the community, for together they have exposed the source of her blood flow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 36:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:9 - For you are the fountain of life,
the light by which we see.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:26 - Praise God, all you people of Israel;
praise the LORD, the source of Israel’s life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:18 - Let your wife be a fountain of blessing for you.
Rejoice in the wife of your youth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:11 - The words of the godly are a life-giving fountain;
the words of the wicked conceal violent intentions.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:14 - The instruction of the wise is like a life-giving fountain;
those who accept it avoid the snares of death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:27 - Fear of the LORD is a life-giving fountain;
it offers escape from the snares of death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:22 - Discretion is a life-giving fountain to those who possess it,
but discipline is wasted on fools.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:4 - Wise words are like deep waters;
wisdom flows from the wise like a bubbling brook.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:26 - If the godly give in to the wicked,
it’s like polluting a fountain or muddying a spring.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:13 - “For my people have done two evil things:
They have abandoned me—
the fountain of living water.
And they have dug for themselves cracked cisterns
that can hold no water at all!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 9:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:1 - [fn]If only my head were a pool of water
and my eyes a fountain of tears,
I would weep day and night
for all my people who have been slaughtered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 17:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:13 - O LORD, the hope of Israel,
all who turn away from you will be disgraced.
They will be buried in the dust of the earth,
for they have abandoned the LORD, the fountain of living water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:36 - This is what the LORD says to Jerusalem:
“I will be your lawyer to plead your case,
and I will avenge you.
I will dry up her river,
as well as her springs,

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 13:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 13:15 - Ephraim was the most fruitful of all his brothers,
but the east wind—a blast from the LORD—
will arise in the desert.
All their flowing springs will run dry,
and all their wells will disappear.
Every precious thing they own
will be plundered and carried away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 13:1

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 13:1 - “On that day a fountain will be opened for the dynasty of David and for the people of Jerusalem, a fountain to cleanse them from all their sins and impurity.
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