Nᵉbâyôwth — H5032

Definition

feminine plural proper noun

Nebajoth, a son of Ismael, and the country settled by him

1. Nebaioth or Nebajoth = "heights"
2. a son of Ishmael
3. people descended from1 called the Nabateans with their capital at Petra

Usually translated as

Nebajoth, Nebaioth

Origin

or Nᵉbâyôth; feminine plural from H5107; fruitfulnesses

• Derived from Nûwb (H5107)

Occurrences

Nᵉbâyôwth occurs 5 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (3), 1 Chronicles (1), Isaiah (1)

• Genesis 25:13 — And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth (נְבָיֹ֔ת); and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
• Genesis 28:9 — Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebajoth (נְבָי֛וֹת), to be his wife.
• Genesis 36:3 — And Bashemath Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebajoth (נְבָיֽוֹת).
• 1 Chronicles 1:29 — These are their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth (נְבָי֔וֹת); then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
• Isaiah 60:7 — All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth (נְבָי֖וֹת) shall minister unto thee: they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory.