נָבַע (b. h.; cmp. נָבָא a. בעבע) 1) to burst forth; to flow, gush. Ned. 41ᵇ מעין הנוֹבֵעַ, a bubbling spring, v. בּוּרְדָּם. —2) to give forth, utter. Midr. Till. to Ps. XVI והיו נוֹבְעוֹת וכ׳ and they (the kidneys) poured forth wisdom &c.; Midr. Till. to Ps. I; Gen. R. s. 61Gen. R. s. 61, beg.; Tanḥ. Vayigg. 11 והיו נוֹבְעִין וכ׳; a. e.
    Hif. - הִבִּיעַ 1) to cause bubbling, fermenting (of ointment). Koh. R. to X, 1 זבוב … אינו מבאיש ומַבִּיעַ וכ׳ one dead fly does not spoil and cause to ferment the ointment of the apothecary, but by a single sin which one commits &c. (ib. IX, 18). —2) to utter (speech). Ib. מַבִּיעִים דברים they utter words (of praise).