Tanah תָּנָה
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| תָּנָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | tanah |
| Strong's number | H8566 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to hire |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
Tanah (Hebrew תָּנָה, Strong's H8566) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to hire”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to hire
1a) (Qal) to hire
1b) (Hiphil) to hire (a prostitute), give amorous favours
1a) (Qal) to hire
1b) (Hiphil) to hire (a prostitute), give amorous favours
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | hired (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | has hired (1), they hire allies (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Tanah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Hosea
- Hosea 8:9For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.For they have gone up to Assyria like a wild donkey on its own. Ephraim has hired lovers.
- Hosea 8:10Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes.Though they hire allies among the nations, I will now round them up, and they will begin to diminish under the oppression of the king of princes.
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).