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Lexicon :: Strong's H2874 - ṭeḇaḥ

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טֶבַח
Transliteration
ṭeḇaḥ
Pronunciation
teh'-bakh
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 786a

Strong’s Definitions

טֶבַח ṭebach, teh'-bakh; from H2873; properly, something slaughtered; hence, a beast (or meat, as butchered); abstractly butchery (or concretely, a place of slaughter):—× beast, slaughter, × slay, × sore.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's H2874 in the following manner: slaughter (9x), slay (1x), sore (1x), beast (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's H2874 in the following manner: slaughter (9x), slay (1x), sore (1x), beast (1x).

  1. slaughter, slaughtering, animal

    1. slaughtering, slaughter (of animals)

    2. slaughter (fig.)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
טֶבַח ṭebach, teh'-bakh; from H2873; properly, something slaughtered; hence, a beast (or meat, as butchered); abstractly butchery (or concretely, a place of slaughter):—× beast, slaughter, × slay, × sore.
STRONGS H2874: Abbreviations
† I. טֶ֫בַח noun masculineIsaiah 34:6 slaughtering, slaughter — absolute ט׳ Genesis 43:16 + 6 times; טָ֑בַח Ezekiel 21:20 + 3 times; suffix טִבְחָהּ Proverbs 9:2; —
1. slaughtering, slaughter, of animals for food; as accusative of congnate meaning with verb after טָבַח (which see) Genesis 43:16 (J), Proverbs 9:2; יוּבָ֑ל כַּשֶּׂה לַטּ׳ Isaiah 53:7, simile of suffering servant of י׳; also Proverbs 7:22 simile of fatuousness of one following a strange woman, thoughtless of consequences; יֵרְדוּ לַטּ׳ Jeremiah 50:27 metaphor of Babylonian leaders, under figure of bullocks; so probably Jeremiah 48:15, and perhaps תִּכְרָ֑עוּ לַטּ׳ Isaiah 65:12.
2. in poetry figurative slaughter, to which the nations are given over by י׳ Isaiah 34:2, specifically of Edom Isaiah 34:6 (|| זֶבַח; see ז׳ 6); of Israel Ezekiel 21:20, as accusative of congnate meaning with verb after טָבַח Ezekiel 21:15; of Ammon Ezekiel 21:33 [Ezekiel 21:28].
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

Proverbs

7:22; 9:2; 9:2

Isaiah

34:2; 34:6; 34:6; 53:7; 65:12

Jeremiah

48:15; 50:27

Ezekiel

21:15; 21:20; 21:20; 21:28

H2874

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2874 matches the Hebrew טֶבַח (ṭeḇaḥ),
which occurs 12 times in 12 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:16 - When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, “Bring the men into the house, and slaughter an animal and make ready, for the men are to dine with me at noon.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:22 - All at once he follows her,
as an ox goes to the slaughter,
or as a stag is caught fast[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:2 - She has slaughtered her beasts; she has mixed her wine;
she has also set her table.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 34:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:2 - For the LORD is enraged against all the nations,
and furious against all their host;
he has devoted them to destruction,[fn] has given them over for slaughter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 34:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:6 - The LORD has a sword; it is sated with blood;
it is gorged with fat,
with the blood of lambs and goats,
with the fat of the kidneys of rams.
For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah,
a great slaughter in the land of Edom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 53:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:7 - He was oppressed, and he was afflicted,
yet he opened not his mouth;
like a lamb that is led to the slaughter,
and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent,
so he opened not his mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 65:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:12 - I will destine you to the sword,
and all of you shall bow down to the slaughter,
because, when I called, you did not answer;
when I spoke, you did not listen,
but you did what was evil in my eyes
and chose what I did not delight in.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:15 - The destroyer of Moab and his cities has come up,
and the choicest of his young men have gone down to slaughter,
declares the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:27 - Kill all her bulls;
let them go down to the slaughter.
Woe to them, for their day has come,
the time of their punishment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:10 - sharpened for slaughter,
polished to flash like lightning! (Or shall we rejoice? You have despised the rod, my son, with everything of wood.)[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:15 - that their hearts may melt, and many stumble.[fn] At all their gates I have given the glittering sword. Ah, it is made like lightning; it is taken up[fn] for slaughter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:28 - “And you, son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus says the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites and concerning their reproach; say, A sword, a sword is drawn for the slaughter. It is polished to consume and to flash like lightning—
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