Strong's H5027 · Hebrew
נָבַט
nâbaṭ · /naw-bat'/
Definition
to scan, i.e. look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care
KJV: (cause to) behold, consider, look (down), regard, have respect, see.
Root / derivation: a primitive root;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered נָבַט across 67 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
67 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Genesis3 verses
And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.
Genesis 19:17And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.
Genesis 19:26But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.
Exodus2 verses
Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.
Exodus 33:8And it came to pass, when Moses went out unto the tabernacle, that all the people rose up, and stood every man at his tent door, and looked after Moses, until he was gone into the tabernacle.
Numbers3 verses
With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?
Numbers 21:9And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.
Numbers 23:21He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the LORD his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.
1 Samuel4 verses
And thou shalt see an enemy in my habitation, in all the wealth which God shall give Israel: and there shall not be an old man in thine house for ever. an enemy: or, the affliction of the tabernacle, for all the wealth which God would have given Israel
1 Samuel 16:7But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. outward: Heb. eyes
1 Samuel 17:42And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance.
1 Samuel 24:8David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed himself.
1 Kings2 verses
And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times.
1 Kings 19:6And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again. head: Heb. bolster
1 Chronicles1 verse
Job5 verses
The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.
Job 28:24For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven;
Job 35:5Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds which are higher than thou.
Job 36:25Every man may see it; man may behold it afar off.
Job 39:29From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.
Psalms17 verses
Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless. committeth: Heb. leaveth
Psalms 13:3Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;
Psalms 22:17I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me.
Psalms 33:13The LORD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men.
Psalms 34:5They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed. were lightened: or, they flowed unto him
Psalms 74:20Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.
Psalms 80:14Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;
Psalms 84:9Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed.
Psalms 91:8Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
Psalms 92:11Mine eye also shall see my desire on mine enemies, and mine ears shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise up against me.
Psalms 94:9He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?
Psalms 102:19For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth;
Psalms 104:32He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke.
Psalms 119:6Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.
Psalms 119:15I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.
Psalms 119:18Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law. Open: Heb. Reveal
Psalms 142:4I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul. I looked: or, Look on the right hand, and see failed: Heb. perished from me cared: Heb. sought after
Proverbs1 verse
Isaiah15 verses
And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider the operation of his hands.
Isaiah 5:30And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof. sorrow: or, distress and the light: or, when it is light, it shall be dark in the destructions thereof
Isaiah 8:22And they shall look unto the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish; and they shall be driven to darkness.
Isaiah 18:4For so the LORD said unto me, I will take my rest, and I will consider in my dwelling place like a clear heat upon herbs, and like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest. consider: or, regard my set dwelling upon: or, after rain
Isaiah 22:8And he discovered the covering of Judah, and thou didst look in that day to the armour of the house of the forest.
Isaiah 22:11Ye made also a ditch between the two walls for the water of the old pool: but ye have not looked unto the maker thereof, neither had respect unto him that fashioned it long ago.
Isaiah 38:11I said, I shall not see the LORD, even the LORD, in the land of the living: I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world.
Isaiah 42:18Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.
Isaiah 51:1Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged.
Isaiah 51:2Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.
Isaiah 51:6Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.
Isaiah 63:5And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my fury, it upheld me.
Isaiah 63:15Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory: where is thy zeal and thy strength, the sounding of thy bowels and of thy mercies toward me? are they restrained? the sounding: or, the multitude
Isaiah 64:9Be not wroth very sore, O LORD, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, see, we beseech thee, we are all thy people.
Isaiah 66:2For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.
Lamentations6 verses
All her people sigh, they seek bread; they have given their pleasant things for meat to relieve the soul: see, O LORD, and consider; for I am become vile. to: or, to make the soul to come again
Lamentations 1:12Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith the LORD hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger. Is it: or, It is nothing pass by: Heb. pass by the way?
Lamentations 2:20Behold, O LORD, and consider to whom thou hast done this. Shall the women eat their fruit, and children of a span long? shall the priest and the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord? of a span: or, swaddled with their hands?
Lamentations 3:63Behold their sitting down, and their rising up; I am their musick.
Lamentations 4:16The anger of the LORD hath divided them; he will no more regard them: they respected not the persons of the priests, they favoured not the elders. anger: or, face
Lamentations 5:1Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach.
Jonah1 verse
Habakkuk4 verses
Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention.
Habakkuk 1:5Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously: for I will work a work in your days, which ye will not believe, though it be told you.
Habakkuk 1:13Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he? iniquity: or, grievance
Habakkuk 2:15Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H5027 (nâbaṭ) mean?
to scan, i.e. look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care
How many times does H5027 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H5027 (נָבַט) appears in 67 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “look.”
How is nâbaṭ translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H5027 is rendered as “look” (22×), “behold” (10×), “looked” (10×), “consider” (5×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word נָבַט come from?
a primitive root;