Strong's H5015 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: נְבוֹ (Nᵉbôw)

Pronunciation: neb-o'

POS: neb-o' Morph: n-pr-m n-pr-loc

Exegesis: probably of foreign derivation;

Definition: probably of foreign derivation; Nebo, the name of a Babylonian deity, also of a mountain in Moab, and of a place in Palestine; Nebo.

KJV Usage: Nebo.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Nebo = "prophet"
• 2. n pr m
• 3. 1) a Babylonian deity who presided over learning and letters; corresponds to Greek Hermes, Latin Mercury, and Egyptian Thoth
• 4. n pr loc
• 5. 2) a city in Moab and at one time assigned to Reuben; probably located on or near Mount Nebo
• 6. 3) a city in Judah (maybe Benjamin) from which the families of some exiles, who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel, originally came
• 7. 4) the mountain where Moses died; located east of the Jordan opposite Jericho; site uncertain

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