- Original: נבב - Transliteration: Nabab - Phonetic: naw-bab' - Definition: 1. (Qal) to hollow out a. hollowed (participle) - Origin: a primitive root - TWOT entry: 1278 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primitive root; to pierce; to be hollow or (figuratively) foolish: - hollow vain. Total KJV Occurrences: 4 • hollow, 3 Exodus 27:8; Exodus 38:7; Jeremiah 52:21 • vain, 1 Job 11:12