מְבוּקָה
me.vu.qah
emptiness
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Supported# Analysis of מְבוּקָה (mevuqah) The Hebrew word מְבוּקָה (mevuqah) carries the meaning of "emptiness" according to lexical records. This noun appears only once in the biblical text, which significantly limits what can be determined about its usage patterns or semantic range. The single occurrence provides no basis for establishing whether the term was commonly used, how its meaning might have varied in different contexts, or whether it had specialized theological or practical applications. Given the constraint of a single attestation, this word remains largely isolated within the biblical corpus. No patterns of usage, no comparative contexts with related terms, and no evidence of idiomatic applications can be established from the available data. The word's appearance once in scripture leaves open the question of whether it was rare in Hebrew usage generally or simply underrepresented in the biblical record. Without additional occurrences or contextual information from the lexicon provided, the significance of this particular term to biblical language or thought cannot be assessed.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence across the text