Tevel תֶּ֫בֶל
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| תֶּ֫בֶל | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | tevel |
| Strong's number | H8397 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | perversion |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
Tevel (Hebrew תֶּ֫בֶל, Strong's H8397) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “perversion”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) confusion (violation of nature or divine order)
1a) perversion (in sexual sin)
1a) perversion (in sexual sin)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | confusion (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | is a perversion (1), perversely (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Tevel, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Leviticus
- Leviticus 18:23Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion.You must not lie carnally with any animal, thus defiling yourself with it; a woman must not stand before an animal to mate with it; that is a perversion.
- Leviticus 20:12And if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them.If a man lies with his daughter-in-law, both must surely be put to death. They have acted perversely; their blood is upon them.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).