mab.bu.a denotes a water source, appearing beside a shattered jar and as waters that relieve parched places.

The attested use denotes a water source: once in the singular beside a jar and cistern, and twice in plural scenes where parched conditions give way to water and guidance is beside water.

1. Water source in jar and water scenes · dominant

   In Ecclesiastes 12:6, the singular absolute form occurs in the clause about a jar being shattered at the water source; the APB renders the setting as "at the spring." In Isaiah 35:7 and Isaiah 49:10, plural construct forms occur in water-filled scenes: the APB renders parched ground becoming "springs of water" and guidance "beside springs of water."

   Ecclesiastes 12:6Isaiah 35:7Isaiah 49:10

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the singular setting in Ecclesiastes 12:6 as "the spring" and the plural forms in Isaiah 35:7 and Isaiah 49:10 as "springs of water." These renderings confirm the water-source setting rather than establish finer distinctions.