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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Hebrew - English Dictionary

H5015 - Nebo

Strong's No.:H5015

Hebrew:נְבוֹ

Transliteration:Nᵉbôw

Phonetic:neb-o'

Word Origin:Probably of foreign derivation

Bible Usage:Nebo.

Strongs
Definition:

{Nebo} the name of a Babylonian {deity} also of a mountain in {Moab} and of a place in Palestine


Brown Driver
Biggs Definition:

Nebo = "prophet" n pr m

1. a Babylonian deity who presided over learning and letters; corresponds to Greek Hermes, Latin Mercury, and Egyptian Thoth n pr loc

2. a city in Moab and at one time assigned to Reuben; probably located on or near Mount Nebo

3. a city in Judah (maybe Benjamin) from which the families of some exiles, who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel, originally came

4. the mountain where Moses died; located east of the Jordan opposite Jericho; site uncertain


Bible References:
Nebo

Translation
Occurrences:
Nebo ( 13 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.