hebrew #892 - בָּבָה babah (the apple (of the eye))
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance apple of the eye Feminine active participle of an unused root meaning to hollow out; something hollowed (as a gate), i.e. Pupil of the eye -- apple (of the eye). Englishman's Concordance 1) the apple (pupil) of the eye Part of Speech: noun feminine A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: active participle of an unused root meaning to hollow out Same Word by TWOT Number: 196 Brown-Driver-Briggs [בָּבָה] noun feminine only בָּבַת עֵינוֺZechariah 2:12the apple of his eye (Aramaic  ; בָּבָאgateᵑ7Esther 5:14; Thes below נבב to which Ges gives sense perforate, hence opening of eye; but compare Arabic   pupil of eye, perhaps= Dozy49babe, baby, bébé (imitating infant's prattle) i.e. child of the eye; see Hi St, Fl in ChWBi. 419 b; compare אישׁוֺן ?).Englishman's Concordance (References)Strong's Hebrew: 892. בָּבַת (babah) — 1 OccurrenceZechariah 2:8 |