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Lexicon :: Strong's H892 - bāḇâ

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בָּבָה
Transliteration
bāḇâ
Pronunciation
baw-vaw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Active participle of an unused root meaning to hollow out
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 196

Strong’s Definitions

בָּבָה bâbâh, baw-baw'; feminine active participle of an unused root meaning to hollow out; something hollowed (as a gate), i.e. pupil of the eye:—apple (of the eye).


Note by BLB: Strong's entry lists the pronunciation of this word with the "b" sound. This is incorrect. The ב (bet) does not have a daghesh lene so it is pronounced with a "v" sound. This is why the transliteration has a bar under the "b" (ḇ).


KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's H892 in the following manner: apple (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's H892 in the following manner: apple (1x).
  1. the apple (pupil) of the eye

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בָּבָה bâbâh, baw-baw'; feminine active participle of an unused root meaning to hollow out; something hollowed (as a gate), i.e. pupil of the eye:—apple (of the eye).


Note by BLB: Strong's entry lists the pronunciation of this word with the "b" sound. This is incorrect. The ב (bet) does not have a daghesh lene so it is pronounced with a "v" sound. This is why the transliteration has a bar under the "b" (ḇ).

STRONGS H892: Abbreviations
† [בָּבָה] noun feminine only בָּבַת עֵינוֺ Zechariah 2:12 the apple of his eye (Aramaic bdb009301; בָּבָא gate Targum Esther 5:14; Thes below נבב to which Ges gives sense perforate, hence opening of eye; but compare Arabic bdb009302 bdb009303 pupil of eye, perhaps = bdb009304 Dozy49 babe, baby, bébé (imitating infant's prattle) i.e. child of the eye; see Hi St, Fl in ChWBi. 419 b; compare אישׁוֺן ?).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Esther

5:14

Zechariah

2:12

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H892 matches the Hebrew בָּבָה (bāḇâ),
which occurs 1 times in 1 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 2:8 - For this is what the LORD Almighty says: “After the Glorious One has sent me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of his eye—
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