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בָּבָה

«בָּבָה» in the Tanakh dictionary: the apple of his eye — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 1 verse in layers.

Used: 1 times · Key: 892 · BDB: בָּבָה

Glosses

pupil (1)

Meaning (OSHB)

the apple of his eye tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.f. tree →

The whole BDB entry

n.f. only בָּבַת עֵינוֹ Zc 2:12 the apple of his eye (Aramaic ܒܳܒܬܳܐ ܕܥܰܝܢܳܐ; בָּבָא gate 𝔗 Est 5:14; Thes sub נבב to which Ges gives sense perforate, hence opening of eye; but cf. Arabic بُؤْبُؤْ عين pupil of eye, perhaps = بَنَّةٌ Dozy 49 babe, baby, bébé (imitating infant’s prattle) i.e. child of the eye; v. Hi St, Fl in ChWB i. 419 b; cf. אישׁוֹן?)

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (1 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 3 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (1 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

Every English meaning of «בָּבָה» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

In the verses

Zechariah 2:12

כִּ֣י כֹ֣ה אָמַר֮ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאוֹת֒ אַחַ֣ר כָּב֔וֹד שְׁלָחַ֕נִי אֶל־הַגּוֹיִ֖ם הַשֹּׁלְלִ֣ים אֶתְכֶ֑ם כִּ֚י הַנֹּגֵ֣עַ בָּכֶ֔ם נֹגֵ֖עַ בְּבָבַ֥ת עֵינֽוֹ׃

Word for word: (dm) thus he.says Yahweh of.hosts after honor he has.sent.me to the nations [which have].plundered you (dm).that the.[one who].touches (in) you [is].touching (in).the pupil his.eye his

JPS 1917: For thus saith the LORD of hosts who sent me after glory unto the nations which spoiled you: 'Surely, he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.

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