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נֹאד H4997
H4997 is the Hebrew word נֹאד, transliterated nôʼd and said node. The King James Version most often renders it bottle.
What it means
a (skin or leather) bag (for fluids).
Where it comes from
or נאוֹדlemma נֹאוד vowel, corrected to נאוֹדxlit nôʼwd corrected to nʼôwd; also (feminine) נֹאדָה; from an unused root of uncertain signification.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 6 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: bottle.
Verses using נֹאד
All 6 verses, quoted in full.
Joshua 9:4 · KJV
They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine bottles, old, and rent, and bound up;
Joshua 9:13 · KJV
And these bottles of wine, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they be rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey.
Judges 4:19 · KJV
And he said unto her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink; for I am thirsty. And she opened a bottle of milk, and gave him drink, and covered him.
1 Samuel 16:20 · KJV
And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.
Psalm 56:8 · KJV
Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?
Psalm 119:83 · KJV
For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet do I not forget thy statutes.
Common questions
What does Strong's H4997 mean?
H4997 is the Hebrew word נֹאד (nôʼd), meaning a (skin or leather) bag (for fluids).
How is H4997 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it bottle (3 times), bottles (2 times), become like a bottle (1 time).
How many times does H4997 appear in the Bible?
נֹאד (nôʼd) is tagged in 6 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4997 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or נאוֹדlemma נֹאוד vowel, corrected to נאוֹדxlit nôʼwd corrected to nʼôwd; also (feminine) נֹאדָה; from an unused root of uncertain signification.
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