H5032

נְבָיוֹת

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Nebaioth

A man of the Arabs living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.13; son of: Ishmael (H3458); brother of: Kedar (H6938), Adbeel (H0110), Mibsam (H4017), Mishma (H4927), Dumah (H1746), Massa (H4854), Hadad (H2301), Tema (H8485), Jetur (H3195), Naphish (H5305), Kedemah (H6929) and Mahalath (H4258) § Nebaioth or Nebajoth = "heights" 1) a son of Ishmael 2) people descended from1 called the Nabateans with their capital at Petra

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

נְבָּיוֺת proper name, of a people (Nabataean נבטו = Nabataean and Nabataeans, Eut^{Nab 1.4 and often}, compare נבט of Jewish tradition Nö^{ZMG xxiv. 1871, 124}, נבט ᵑ7^{Isa 60:7} (on form of name, and on ט = ת compare Lag^{BN 51 f.}); in Assyrian Nabaitai, etc., Schr^{COT Gen 25:13}; KGF 99 ff.. Dl^{Par 296 f.}); — as (eldest) son of Ishmael (brother of Kedar) Gen 25:13; Gen 28:9; Gen 36:3 (all P), 1Chr 1:29 people (|| Kedar) Isa 60:7, compare Nabataei + Cedrei Plin^{NH v. 11, 65}; ᵐ5 Ναβαιωθ; Greek Ναβαταῖοι. — See further Nö^{ZMG xxiv. 1871, 122 f.} Eut^{Nab p.78} GASm^{Geogr. 547-629 pass}.

4 occurrences

Genesis (2), I Chronicles (1), Isaiah (1)