H5015Hebrewnəḇô
נְבוֹ
Nebo.
13
Total Occurrences
7
Books
13
Old Testament
0
New Testament
Detailed Definition
- 1(n pr m) a babylonian deity who presided over learning and letters; corresponds to greek hermes, latin mercury, and egyptian thoth
- 2(n pr loc) a city in moab and at one time assigned to reuben; probably located on or near mount nebo
- 3a city in judah (maybe benjamin) from which the families of some exiles, who returned from babylon with zerubbabel, originally came
- 4the mountain where moses died; located east of the jordan opposite jericho; site uncertain
Etymology & Derivation
probably of foreign derivation;
Scholarly Notes
Transliteration: Nᵉbôw; Pronunciation: neb-o'