Tavah תָּוָה
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| תָּוָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | tavah |
| Strong's number | H8427 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to mark |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | 1 Samuel (1) |
Tavah (Hebrew תָּוָה, Strong's H8427) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to mark”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to scrabble, limit, mark, make or set a mark
1a) (Piel) to mark
1b) (Hiphil) to set a mark
1a) (Piel) to mark
1b) (Hiphil) to set a mark
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | scrabbled (1), set (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | he scratched (1), put (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Tavah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 21:13And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.So he changed his behavior before them and feigned madness in their hands; he scratched on the doors of the gate and let his saliva run down his beard.
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.”
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).