מַבָּטmabbâṭ

expectation, = object of hope or confidence (literally thing looked to) (Zechariah 9:5; Isaiah 20:6; Isaiah 20:5)

Pronunciation: mab-bawt' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4007

Same root

נָבַטnâbaṭ · H5027to scan, i.e. look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

Isaiah 20:5 Then the Philistines will be thrown into panic, for they counted on the power of Ethiopia and boasted of their allies in Egypt!
Isaiah 20:6 They will say, ‘If this can happen to Egypt, what chance do we have? We were counting on Egypt to protect us from the king of Assyria.’”
Zechariah 9:5 The city of Ashkelon will see Tyre fall and will be filled with fear. Gaza will shake with terror, as will Ekron, for their hopes will be dashed. Gaza’s king will be killed, and Ashkelon will be deserted.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).