What does אֵבוּס · φάτνη mean in the Bible?
אֵבוּס · φάτνη is a Hebrew phrase meaning "feeding trough or stall for animals".
Hebrew · H18, G5336
אֵבוּס
A manger or stall · a crib (for fodder)
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אֵבוּס H18 a manger or stall
φάτνη G5336 a crib (for fodder)
Pronunciation phátnē
A manger for animal fodder; in NT specifically Jesus's birth location, symbolizing humble circumstances.
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What does אֵבוּס (evus) mean in the Bible?
אֵבוּס · φάτνη is a Hebrew phrase meaning "feeding trough or stall for animals".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H18, G5336?
H18, G5336 is connected to 3 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. feeding trough or stall for animals
Strong's H18, G5336
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Source Gloss
feeding trough or stall for animals
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אֵבוּס is built from this root:
אָבַס H75
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain