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תְּנוּבָה

𐤕𐤍𐤅𐤁𐤄

tᵉnûwbâh

H8570 noun

SILEX Entry

Root נוב to bear fruit, to produce, to bring forth

Definition

Yield, produce, or result of growth—especially as applied to agricultural products but occasionally to metaphorical outcomes; refers to that which is brought forth as the result of a process, often harvest or natural vegetation but sometimes used for other types of increase.

Semantic Range

produce, yield, outcome, harvest, fruit, increase, result, benefit (literal and metaphorical)

Root / Etymology

Root: נוב, which fundamentally means 'to bear fruit,' 'to be fruitful,' or 'to sprout.' תְּנוּבָה is a feminine noun formation from this root, denoting the product or result that comes from the action of bearing or producing.

Historical & Contextual Notes

The term תְּנוּבָה appears primarily in poetic, wisdom, and prophetic texts (e.g., Proverbs, Isaiah) and is less common in Pentateuchal or historical narrative. It usually refers to the produce of the land, such as crops or fruit from trees, encompassing both specific agricultural meanings (the actual crops) and more abstract ones (the outcome or fruit of an action). In Israelite society, 'produce' had economic, ritual (firstfruits, tithes), and symbolic significance; thus, תְּנוּבָה might be used for literal harvests or metaphorically for success, increase, or benefit. Compared to other terms such as פְּרִי (fruit, usually individual edible fruit) and תְּבוּאָה (yield, general grain produce), תְּנוּבָה places emphasis on the process of bearing or the result of natural productivity, rather than just the product itself. During the monarchic and prophetic periods, the term is associated with blessings for faithfulness (e.g., abundance of produce for righteousness) and warnings of loss for covenant unfaithfulness. Later translations sometimes render it as 'fruit,' 'increase,' or even 'harvest,' but each of these can narrow the scope of the term's reference in Hebrew.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from נוּב; produce; fruit, increase.

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Root Family

נוב (n-w-b) — to bear fruit, to produce, to bring forth

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H5011 נֹב in Nôb
H5032 נְבָיוֹת Nebayoth, Fruitful-ones
H5107 נוּב he will sprout
H5108 נוֹב produce of
H5109 נוֹבַי Nobai

Word Forms

5 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H8570-03 תְּנוּבָתִ֖/י tenuvati HNcfsc/Sp1cs my good produce my yield 1
H8570-05 וּ/תְנוּבַ֖ת utenuvat HC/Ncfsc and the produce and yield of 1
H8570-02 תְּנוּבָֽה tenuvah HNcfsa fruit yield 1
H8570-04 תְּנוּבֹ֣ת tenuvot HNcfpc the produce yields of 1
H8570-01 מִ/תְּנוּבֹ֖ת mitenuvot HR/Ncfpc for lack of from yields of 1

Occurrences in Scripture

5 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H8570-04 Deuteronomy 32:13 תְּנוּבֹ֣ת tenuvot HNcfpc the produce yields of
H8570-03 Judges 9:11 תְּנוּבָתִ֖/י tenuvati HNcfsc/Sp1cs my good produce my yield
H8570-02 Isaiah 27:6 תְּנוּבָֽה tenuvah HNcfsa fruit yield
H8570-05 Ezekiel 36:30 וּ/תְנוּבַ֖ת utenuvat HC/Ncfsc and the produce and yield of
H8570-01 Lamentations 4:9 מִ/תְּנוּבֹ֖ת mitenuvot HR/Ncfpc for lack of from yields of
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