Tav תָּו
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| תָּו | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | tav |
| Strong's number | H8420 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | mark |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Ezekiel (2) |
Tav (Hebrew תָּו, Strong's H8420) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “mark”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) desire, mark
1a) mark (as a sign of exemption from judgment)
1a) mark (as a sign of exemption from judgment)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | mark (2), desire (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | my signature (1), mark (1), has the mark (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Tav, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Job
- Job 31:35Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book.(Oh, that I had one to hear me! Here is my signature. Let the Almighty answer me; let my accuser compose an indictment.
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 9:4And the Lord said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.“Go throughout the city of Jerusalem,” said the LORD, “and put a mark on the foreheads of the men sighing and groaning over all the abominations committed there.”
- Ezekiel 9:6Slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which were before the house.Slaughter the old men, the young men and maidens, the women and children; but do not go near anyone who has the mark. Now begin at My sanctuary.” So they began with the elders who were before the temple.
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).