Word

נָבַט

nâbaṭ · H5027 · Hebrew · 69 occurrences

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Meanings

to look, to see, to gaze

Process or action by which living creatures perceive something, primarily --though not necessarily exclusively-- with their eyes, either as a spontaneous incident or as the result of focusing the eyes on something

Examples
Genesis 15:5 And He took him outside and said, “Now look toward the heavens and count the stars, if you are able to count them.” And He said to him, “So shall your descendants be.”
Genesis 19:17 When they had brought them outside, one said, “Escape for your life! Do not look behind you, and do not stay anywhere in the surrounding area; escape to the mountains, or you will be swept away.”
Genesis 19:26 But Lot’s wife, from behind him, looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.
to have regard for, to consider

Literally: to look at; hence: action by which humans or deities pay attention to certain matters

Examples
Psalm 13:3 Consider and answer me, O LORD my God; Enlighten my eyes, or I will sleep the sleep of death,
Psalm 74:20 Consider the covenant; For the dark places of the land are full of the places of violence.
Psalm 119:6 Then I will not be ashamed When I look at all Your commandments.

How it’s used In 6 roles

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Who or what does itSubject

69 occurrences in 19 groups

Not stated: you (one person) 21
Not stated: I 8
Not stated: he, she or it 8
Not stated: you (more than one) 7
Not stated (infinitive) 5
Not stated: they 4
Other words · 12 groups that occur once or twice (13) 13

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

18 occurrences in 19 groups

Other words · 19 groups that occur once or twice (20) 20

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

37 occurrences in 33 groups

מִןfrom+ שָׁמַיִםheaven, sky 4
אֵלto, toward+ אֶרֶץland, earth, ground 3
Other words · 31 groups that occur once or twice (32) 32

With adverbsAdverbs

8 occurrences in 3 groups

לֹאnot 6
אַלnot, do not 2
עוֹדstill, again, yet 1

What is done to itIt is the object

1 occurrences in 1 groups

יָכֹלto be able to 1

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

4 occurrences in 3 groups

לto/for 2
מִןfrom 1
בin/on/with 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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In the other Testament 3 words

ἐπιβλέπω epiblépō · G1914 · to notice especially, to take notice of, to consider: Greek ἐπιβλέπω specifically emphasizes the attitude or disposition of the gaze (favor, pity, or partiality), whereas Hebrew נָבַט covers the broader semantic range of visual attention including neutral observation and causative senses ('cause to behold'); ἐπιβλέπω represents the affectively-marked subset of נָבַט's looking/regarding domain.
ἐμβλέπω emblépō · G1689 · to look straight at, to look directly at, to think about: Greek ἐμβλέπω emphasizes fixed or intent observation with discernment (the 'em-' prefix intensifies the looking), while Hebrew נָבַט covers a broader range from simple looking to attentive regard, including causative senses ('cause to behold') not inherent in the Greek term.
κατανοέω katanoéō · G2657 · to think about very carefully, to consider closely, to consider carefully: Both denote careful, deliberate observation or consideration; κατανοέω emphasizes the completeness or thoroughness of the observation (κατα- prefix intensifying the base νοέω 'perceive/understand'), while נָבַט commonly carries connotations of visual regard or looking with attention, often directional ('look down,' 'regard')—the Greek term thus serves as a natural rendering for the attentive-observation sense of the Hebrew verb.

Semantic domains 2 entries

See002004001005: נָבַט denotes looking or beholding, used of Abram looking toward the heavens to count the stars (Genesis 15:5) and the command not to look back while fleeing Sodom (Genesis 19:17), tying the word to the physical act of directing one's gaze.
Think002004002013: The word also extends to considering or regarding something with understanding, as in its use for God "having respect" to an offering or a person's condition, associating the term with attentive, evaluative regard rather than mere physical sight.

Word family 2 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

נָבַטnâbaṭ · H5027מַבָּט mabbâṭ · H4007 · hope · 3×

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H5027. nabat [נָבַט] verb Pi`el, Hiph`il look (Late Hebrew Pi`el id.; Arabic is well or…

H5027. nabat
[נָבַט] verb Pi`el, Hiph`il look (Late Hebrew Pi`el id.; Arabic is well or issue forth (of water). Assyrian nabâ‰u is shine DlHWB 443; Sabean epithet נבט protector (?literally looking with consideration upon MordtZMG xxx. 1876, 37); proper name נבטאל God has seen, i.e. considered Levy-OsZMG xix. 1865, 231); —
Pi`el Perfect consecutive וְנִבַּט Isa 5:30 look (literally), followed by לְ.
Hiph`il Perfect הִבִּיט Num 21:9 Num 21:3t.; וְהִבַּטְתָּ֫ 1Sa 2:32, etc.; Imperfect יַבִּיט Num 12:8 Num 12:4t.; וַיַּבֵּט 1Sa 17:42 1Sa 17:4t., etc.; Imperative הַבֵּט 1Ki 18:43 +; הַבֵּיט Psa 142:5 (or Infinitive absolute), compare Lam 5:1 Kt; הַבִּ֫יטָה Psa 13:4 +, etc.; Infinitive construct הַבִּיט Exo 3:6 +, etc.; Participle מַבִּיט Psa 104:32; — look: 1 literally,
a. human subject, followed by אֶלֿ Exo 3:6 (E), Num 21:9 (JE), Isa 8:22 (|| לְמָ֑עְלָה מָּנָה Isa 8:21), compare Isa 51:6, Jon 2:5; followed by עַלֿ Hab 2:15; followed by אַחֲרֵי Gen 19:17, Gen 19:26 (J), Exo 33:8 (E), 1Sa 24:9; followed by ָ ה locative, Gen 15:5 (שָׁמַ֫יְמָה), compare Job 35:5 (שָׁמַיִם); followed by דֶּרֶחיָֿם 1Ki 18:43; followed by accusative = look upon, behold Num 12:8 (E), Isa 38:11; absolute Job 6:19; 1Sa 17:42 (|| רָאָה), 1Ki 18:43; 1Ki 19:6 (followed by הִנֵּה), 1Ch 21:21 (|| רָאָה), so Psa 22:18.
b. subject eagle, absolute Job 39:29 (followed by adverb לְמֵרָחוֺק).
2 figurative: followed by אֶל regard, shew regard to 1Sa 16:7 (אֶלמַֿרְאֵהוּ), compare 2Ki 3:14 (|| רָאָה); pay attention to, followed by אֶלֿ Isa 22:8; = consider Isa 51:1-2, look unto ׳י, followed by אֶלֿ Psa 34:6 (read Imperative plural ᵑ6 ᵐ5 Che), Isa 22:11; Zec 12:10; compare Psa 119:6 followed by אֶלכָּֿלמִֿצְוֺת; compare also Job 36:25 (absolute, followed by מֵרָחוֺק); followed by accusative אֹרְחֹתֶיךָ Psa 119:15, compare Psa 119:18, Isa 5:12; followed by accusative אָוֶן Num 23:21 (|| רָאָה); subject בְּ בְּשׁוּרַי ׳וַתַּבֵּט עֵינִי, Psa 92:12 see its desire upon, gloat over (compare בְּ רָאָה), different 1Sa 2:32; followed by accusative adverb Psa 142:5 (יָמִין to the right; || רָאָה); absolute Isa 42:18 (followed by לִרְאוֺת of purpose); Isa 63:5; Hab 1:5 (|| רָאָה), so Psa 91:8 (בְּעֵינֶיךָ), compare Pro 4:25, followed by לְֹנכַח (subject עֵינֶיךָ; || נֶגְדֶּ֑ךָ יַיְשִׁרוּ).
3 subject ׳י: followed by אֶל + מִשָּׁמַיִם Psa 102:20; followed by אֶלֿ = look upon, i.e. endure to see Hab 1:13 (|| רָאָה); so followed by accusative Hab 1:13, compare Hab 1:3 (or causative Ew; || תַּרְאֵנִי); followed by לְ, Psa 104:32; Job 28:24; Psa 74:20 (לַבְּרִיתּ); followed by accusative Isa 64:8 (|| הֵן), Lam 3:63; Psa 10:14 (|| רָאָה); = regard, shew regard to, Amo 5:22; Psa 84:10; Lam 4:16, compare Psa 13:4; followed by אֶלֿ id. Isa 66:2; absolute Psa 94:9 i.e. have power of sight, Isa 18:4; followed by מִשָּׁמַיִם Psa 33:13; Psa 80:15; Isa 63:15 ( || רָאָה), Lam 1:11 (|| רָאָה), so Lam 1:12; Lam 2:20; Lam 5:1.

Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain

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Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

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eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0