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נָבוֹת

𐤍𐤁𐤅𐤕

Navot

H5022 noun

SILEX Entry

Root נב fruit, produce

Definition

Naboth – a personal name referring to an Israelite man, most notably the owner of a vineyard in Jezreel during the reign of King Ahab. The name itself possibly means 'fruits' or is derived from a place name (Nob), but as a personal name it is primarily used to identify an individual. In narrative contexts, it denotes the individual named Naboth and does not carry the meaning of 'fruits' beyond its possible etymological connection.

Semantic Range

(as a personal name) Naboth, owner of a vineyard; (possible etymological sense) fruit, produce

Root / Etymology

From the root נָב (nav), meaning 'fruit' (though this root is rare and possibly otherwise unattested), or from the place name נֹב (Nob). The form נָבוֹת is a proper noun and does not function as a common noun for 'fruits' in biblical usage. The derivation as a feminine plural form is possible linguistically, but as a personal name its original formation may be secondary to the person it denotes.

Historical & Contextual Notes

Naboth is best known from the narrative in 1 Kings 21, where he is a landowner from Jezreel whose vineyard is coveted by King Ahab. Naboth's refusal to sell or exchange his ancestral land leads to his judicial murder by order of Queen Jezebel. The use of this name appears only in this context; there is no evidence of a wider usage for 'fruits' or as a collective noun. The narrative situates Naboth as an Israelite of the Northern Kingdom during the Omride dynasty. Latter translations often render the name directly as Naboth; occasionally, traditions or allegorical readings connect the individual with the meaning 'fruit', but the biblical text does not develop such a symbolic sense. In later Jewish and Christian tradition, Naboth becomes an archetype of unjust suffering. The use of 'Jew' for Naboth in some English translations is historically anachronistic; he was an Israelite, not a Judahite/Judean in the later sense.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

feminine plural from the same as נֹב; fruits; Naboth, an Israelite; Naboth.

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Root Family

נב (n-b) — fruit, produce

Word Forms

2 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H5022-02 נָב֣וֹת navot HNp Naboth Naboth 21
H5022-01 לְ/נָב֥וֹת lenavot HR/Np to Naboth to Naboth 1

Occurrences in Scripture

22 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H5022-01 1 Kings 21:1 לְ/נָב֥וֹת lenavot HR/Np to Naboth to Naboth
H5022-02 1 Kings 21:2 נָב֣וֹת navot HNp Naboth Naboth
H5022-02 1 Kings 21:3 נָב֖וֹת navot HNp Naboth Naboth
H5022-02 1 Kings 21:4 נָבוֹת֙ navot HNp Naboth Naboth
H5022-02 1 Kings 21:6 נָב֨וֹת navot HNp Naboth Naboth
H5022-02 1 Kings 21:7 נָב֥וֹת navot HNp Naboth['s] Naboth
H5022-02 1 Kings 21:8 נָבֽוֹת navot HNp Naboth Naboth
H5022-02 1 Kings 21:9 נָב֖וֹת navot HNp Naboth Naboth
H5022-02 1 Kings 21:12 נָב֖וֹת navot HNp Naboth Naboth
H5022-02 1 Kings 21:13 נָב֗וֹת navot HNp Naboth Naboth
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