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מָקוֹר H4726
H4726 is the Hebrew word מָקוֹר, transliterated mâqôwr and said maw-kore'. The King James Version most often renders it fountain.
What it means
properly, something dug, i.e. a (general) source (of water, even when naturally flowing; also of tears, blood (by euphemism, of the female pudenda); figuratively, of happiness, wisdom, progeny).
Where it comes from
or מָקֹר; from H6979 (קוּר).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 17 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: fountain, issue, spring, well(-spring).
Verses using מָקוֹר
All 16 verses, quoted in full.
Leviticus 12:7 · KJV
Who shall offer it before the LORD, and make an atonement for her; and she shall be cleansed from the issue of her blood. This is the law for her that hath born a male or a female.
Leviticus 20:18 · KJV
And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness; he hath discovered her fountain, and she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among their people.
Psalm 36:9 · KJV
For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
Psalm 68:26 · KJV
Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel.
Proverbs 5:18 · KJV
Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
Proverbs 10:11 · KJV
The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 13:14 · KJV
The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Proverbs 14:27 · KJV
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Proverbs 16:22 · KJV
Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.
Proverbs 18:4 · KJV
The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
Jeremiah 2:13 · KJV
For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.
Jeremiah 9:1 · KJV
Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!
Jeremiah 17:13 · KJV
O LORD, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, and they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters.
Jeremiah 51:36 · KJV
Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her springs dry.
Hosea 13:15 · KJV
Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the LORD shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels.
Zechariah 13:1 · KJV
In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.
Common questions
What does Strong's H4726 mean?
H4726 is the Hebrew word מָקוֹר (mâqôwr), meaning properly, something dug, i.e. a (general) source (of water, even when naturally flowing; also of tears, blood (by euphemism, of the female pudenda); figuratively, of happiness, wisdom, progeny).
How is H4726 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it fountain (11 times), wellspring (2 times), issue (1 time), man is a well (1 time), make her springs (1 time), among others.
How many times does H4726 appear in the Bible?
מָקוֹר (mâqôwr) is tagged in 16 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4726 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or מָקֹר; from H6979 (קוּר).
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