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Lexicon :: Strong's H2873 - ṭāḇaḥ

Aa
טָבַח
Transliteration
ṭāḇaḥ
Pronunciation
taw-bakh'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 786

Strong’s Definitions

טָבַח ṭâbach, taw-bakh'; a primitive root; to slaughter (animals or men):—kill, (make) slaughter, slay.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's H2873 in the following manner: kill (4x), slaughter (4x), slay (2x), slain (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's H2873 in the following manner: kill (4x), slaughter (4x), slay (2x), slain (1x).

  1. to slaughter, slay, butcher, kill ruthlessly

    1. (Qal)

      1. to slaughter, butcher

      2. to slay, kill ruthlessly (fig.)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
טָבַח ṭâbach, taw-bakh'; a primitive root; to slaughter (animals or men):—kill, (make) slaughter, slay.
STRONGS H2873: Abbreviations
† [טָבַח] verb slaughter, butcher, slay (Late Hebrew id. (rare) and derivatives; Phoenician טבח participle; Assyrian ṭabâḫu AsrbAnnals iii. 56; Aramaic OfbJ, טְבַח (rare) and derivatives; Arabic طَبَغَ cook meat, also bake bread; Ethiopic ጠብሐ፡ slay) —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix וּטְבָחוֺ consecutive Exodus 21:37; 3rd person feminine singular טָֽבְחָה Proverbs 9:2; 2nd person masculine singular טָבַחְתָּ Lamentations 2:21; 1st person singular טָבַחְתִּי 1 Samuel 25:11; Imperative וּטְבֹחַ Genesis 43:16; Infinitive construct טְבֹחַ Ezekiel 21:15; לִטְבֿוֺחַ Psalm 37:14 + 3 times (so Baer; van d. H לִטְבּוֺחַ, except לִטְב֑וֺחַ Jeremiah 51:40); Passive participle טָבוּחַ Deuteronomy 28:31; —
1. slaughter, butcher animals for food Exodus 21:37 (E), Proverbs 9:2 (figurative of Wisdom's furnishing her table); so with accusative of congnate meaning with verb טֶבַח ט׳ Genesis 43:16 (J), טִבְחָה ט׳ 1 Samuel 25:11; compare also Deuteronomy 28:31, where punishment lies in fact that the owner does not eat of the slain ox; כְּכֶשֶׂב אַלּוּף יוּבַל לִטְבֿ֑וֺחַ Jeremiah 11:19 like a mild lamb that is led to slaughter, simile of the prophet exposed to his enemies, Jeremiah 51:40 simile of י׳'s vengeance upon Babylon (see also טֶבַח, טִבְחָה), Jeremiah 25:34 of kings and rulers, under figure of shepherds & choice sheep.
2. in poetry & figurative, slay, kill ruthlessly, with accusative of person Psalm 37:14; absolute Lamentations 2:21(|| הָרַג; opposed to חמל); with accusative of congnate meaning with verb טֶבַח ט׳ Ezekiel 21:15 of a sword sharpened for the slaughter of Israel in judgment.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

43:16; 43:16

Deuteronomy

28:31; 28:31

1 Samuel

25:11; 25:11

Psalms

37:14; 37:14

Proverbs

9:2; 9:2

Jeremiah

11:19; 25:34; 51:40; 51:40

Lamentations

2:21; 2:21

Ezekiel

21:15; 21:15

H2873

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2873 matches the Hebrew טָבַח (ṭāḇaḥ),
which occurs 11 times in 11 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:16 - And when H7200➔ Joseph H3130 saw ➔H7200 Benjamin H1144 with them, H854 he said H559 to the ruler H834 of H5921 his house, H1004 Bring H935 these men H376 home, H1004 and slay, H2873 H2874 and make ready; H3559 for H3588 these men H376 shall dine H398 with me H854 at noon. H6672

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:1 - If H3588 a man H376 shall steal H1589 an ox, H7794 or H176 a sheep, H7716 and kill it, H2873 or H176 sell it; H4376 he shall restore H7999 five H2568 oxen H1241 for H8478 an ox, H7794 and four H702 sheep H6629 for H8478 a sheep. H7716

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:31 - Thine ox H7794 shall be slain H2873 before thine eyes, H5869 and H3808➔ thou shalt H398➔ not ➔H3808 eat ➔H398 thereof: H4480 thine ass H2543 shall be violently taken away H1497 from before thy face, H6440 and H3808➔ shall H7725➔ not ➔H3808 be restored ➔H7725 to thee: thy sheep H6629 shall be given H5414 unto thine enemies, H341 and H369➔ thou shalt have none ➔H369 to rescue H3467 them.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:11 - Shall I then take H3947 my bread, H3899 and H853 my water, H4325 and H853 my flesh H2878 that H834 I have killed H2873 for my shearers, H1494 and give H5414 it unto men, H376 whom H834 I know H3045 not H3808 whence H335 H2088 they H1992 be?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:14 - The wicked H7563 have drawn out H6605 the sword, H2719 and have bent H1869 their bow, H7198 to cast down H5307 the poor H6041 and needy, H34 and to slay H2873 such as be of upright H3477 conversation. H1870

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:2 - She hath killed H2873 her beasts; H2874 she hath mingled H4537 her wine; H3196 she hath H6186➔ also H637 furnished ➔H6186 her table. H7979

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 11:19 - But I H589 was like a lamb H3532 or an ox H441 that is brought H2986 to the slaughter; H2873 and H3808➔ I knew H3045 not ➔H3808 that H3588 they had devised H2803 devices H4284 against me, H5921 saying, Let us destroy H7843 the tree H6086 with the fruit thereof, H3899 and let us cut him off H3772 from the land H776 of the living, H2416 that his name H8034 may be H2142➔ no H3808 more H5750 remembered. ➔H2142

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:34 - Howl, H3213 ye shepherds, H7462 and cry; H2199 and wallow yourselves H6428 in the ashes, ye principal H117 of the flock: H6629 for H3588 the days of your H3117 slaughter H2873 and of your dispersions H8600 are accomplished; H4390 and ye shall fall H5307 like a H3627➔ pleasant H2532 vessel. ➔H3627

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:40 - I will bring them down H3381 like lambs H3733 to the slaughter, H2873 like rams H352 with H5973 he goats. H6260

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:21 - The young H5288 and the old H2205 lie H7901 on the ground H776 in the streets: H2351 my virgins H1330 and my young men H970 are fallen H5307 by the sword; H2719 thou hast slain H2026 them in the day H3117 of thine anger; H639 thou hast killed, H2873 and not H3808 pitied. H2550

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:10 - It is sharpened H2300 to make H4616 a sore H2874 slaughter; H2873 it is furbished H4803 that H4616 it may H1961 glitter: H1300 should we H7797➔ then H176 make mirth? ➔H7797 it contemneth H3988 the rod H7626 of my son, H1121 as every H3605 tree. H6086
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