Quick Definition
fountain
Strong's 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)
Derivation: or מָקֹר; from H6979 (קוּר);
KJV Usage: fountain, issue, spring, well(-spring).
TWOT Reference: 2004a
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) spring, fountain
1a) spring
1a1) of source of life, joy, purification (fig.)
1b) of the eye (fig.)
1c) source (of menstruous blood)
1d) flow (of blood after child birth)
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
1) spring, fountain
1a) spring
1a1) of source of life, joy, purification (fig.)
1b) of the eye (fig.)
1c) source (of menstruous blood)
1d) flow (of blood after child birth)
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
מָקֹר / מָקוֹר
mâqôr
BDB Definition:
1) spring, fountain
1a) spring
1a1) of source of life, joy, purification (figuratively)
1b) of the eye (figuratively)
1c) source (of menstruous blood)
1d) flow (of blood after child birth)
Part of Speech: noun masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H6979
Same Word by TWOT Number: 2004a
Total KJV Occurrences: 18