Strong's H4726 · Hebrew
מָקוֹר
mâqôwr · /maw-kore'/
Definition
properly, something dug, i.e. a (general) source (of water, even when naturally flowing; also of tears, blood (by euphemism, of the female pudenda); figuratively, of happiness, wisdom, progeny)
KJV: fountain, issue, spring, well(-spring).
Root / derivation: or מָקֹר; from H6979 (קוּר);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered מָקוֹר across 16 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
16 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Leviticus2 verses
Who shall offer it before the LORD, and make an atonement for her; and she shall be cleansed from the issue of her blood. This is the law for her that hath born a male or a female.
Leviticus 20:18And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness; he hath discovered her fountain, and she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among their people. discovered: Heb. made naked
Psalms2 verses
Proverbs7 verses
Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
Proverbs 10:11The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 13:14The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Proverbs 14:27The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Proverbs 16:22Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.
Proverbs 18:4The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
Proverbs 25:26A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
Jeremiah4 verses
For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.
Jeremiah 9:1Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people! Oh: Heb. Who will give my head, etc
Jeremiah 17:13O LORD, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, and they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters.
Jeremiah 51:36Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her springs dry.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H4726 (mâqôwr) mean?
properly, something dug, i.e. a (general) source (of water, even when naturally flowing; also of tears, blood (by euphemism, of the female pudenda); figuratively, of happiness, wisdom, progeny)
How many times does H4726 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H4726 (מָקוֹר) appears in 16 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “fountain.”
How is mâqôwr translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H4726 is rendered as “fountain” (10×), “spring” (2×), “wellspring” (2×), “issue” (1×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word מָקוֹר come from?
or מָקֹר; from H6979 (קוּר);