מַבָּט mabbâṭ

Meaning

something expected, i.e. (abstractly) expectation

In the King James Version: expectation.

Derivation: or מֶבָּט; from H5027 (נָבַט);

Where it is used

• Isaiah 20:5 Those who made Cush their hope and Egypt their boast will be dismayed and ashamed.
• Isaiah 20:6 And on that day the dwellers of this coastland will say, ‘See what has happened to our source of hope, those to whom we fled for help and deliverance from the king of Assyria! How then can we escape?’”
• Zechariah 9:5 Ashkelon will see and fear; Gaza will writhe in agony, as will Ekron, for her hope will wither. There will cease to be a king in Gaza, and Ashkelon will be uninhabited.