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Lexicon :: Strong's H2876 - ṭabāḥ

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טַבָּח
Transliteration
ṭabāḥ
Pronunciation
tab-bawkh'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 786c

Strong’s Definitions

טַבָּח ṭabbâch, tab-bawkh'; from H2873; properly, a butcher; hence, a lifeguardsman (because he was acting as an executioner); also a cook (usually slaughtering the animal for food):—cook, guard.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 32x

The KJV translates Strong's H2876 in the following manner: guard (30x), cook (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 32x
The KJV translates Strong's H2876 in the following manner: guard (30x), cook (2x).

  1. executioner, cook, bodyguard, guardsman

    1. cook (who also killed the animal for food)

    2. guardsmen, bodyguard

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
טַבָּח ṭabbâch, tab-bawkh'; from H2873; properly, a butcher; hence, a lifeguardsman (because he was acting as an executioner); also a cook (usually slaughtering the animal for food):—cook, guard.
STRONGS H2876: Abbreviations
טַבָּח noun masculine1 Samuel 9:23 † 1. cook, 2. guardsman; —
1. cook (who also killed the animal for food and served it) טַבָּח absolute 1 Samuel 9:23, 24.†
2. elsewhere only plural טַבָּחִים guardsmen, bodyguard (originally royal slaughterers; see RSOTJC 426 (262); Semitic i. 1st ed., 396); always in the following combinations: שַׂר הַטּ׳ captain of Pharaoh's bodyguard Genesis 37:36; Genesis 39:1 (both J), Genesis 40:3, 4; Genesis 41:10, 12 (all E); רַבטֿ׳ chief of Nebuchadrezzar's bodyguard 2 Kings 25:8, 10, 11, 12, 15, 18, 20; Jeremiah 39:9 + 16 times Jeremiah (hence Aramaic רַב טַבָּחַיָּא Daniel 2:14).

See related Aramaic BDB entry H2877.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

37:36; 39:1; 40:3; 40:4; 41:10; 41:12

1 Samuel

9:23; 9:23; 9:24

2 Kings

25:8; 25:10; 25:11; 25:12; 25:15; 25:18; 25:20

Jeremiah

39:9

Daniel

2:14

H2876

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2876 matches the Hebrew טַבָּח (ṭabāḥ),
which occurs 32 times in 32 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:36

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:36 - Meanwhile, the Midianite traders[fn] arrived in Egypt, where they sold Joseph to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. Potiphar was captain of the palace guard.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 39:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:1 - When Joseph was taken to Egypt by the Ishmaelite traders, he was purchased by Potiphar, an Egyptian officer. Potiphar was captain of the guard for Pharaoh, the king of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 40:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:3 - and he put them in the prison where Joseph was, in the palace of the captain of the guard.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 40:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:4 - They remained in prison for quite some time, and the captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, who looked after them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:10 - “Some time ago, you were angry with the chief baker and me, and you imprisoned us in the palace of the captain of the guard.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:12 - There was a young Hebrew man with us in the prison who was a slave of the captain of the guard. We told him our dreams, and he told us what each of our dreams meant.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:23 - Samuel then instructed the cook to bring Saul the finest cut of meat, the piece that had been set aside for the guest of honor.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:24 - So the cook brought in the meat and placed it before Saul. “Go ahead and eat it,” Samuel said. “I was saving it for you even before I invited these others!” So Saul ate with Samuel that day.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 25:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:8 - On August 14 of that year,[fn] which was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar’s reign, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard and an official of the Babylonian king, arrived in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 25:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:10 - Then he supervised the entire Babylonian army as they tore down the walls of Jerusalem on every side.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 25:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:11 - Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, then took as exiles the rest of the people who remained in the city, the defectors who had declared their allegiance to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the population.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 25:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:12 - But the captain of the guard allowed some of the poorest people to stay behind in Judah to care for the vineyards and fields.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 25:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:15 - Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, also took the incense burners and basins, and all the other articles made of pure gold or silver.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 25:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:18 - Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, took with him as prisoners Seraiah the high priest, Zephaniah the priest of the second rank, and the three chief gatekeepers.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 25:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:20 - Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, took them all to the king of Babylon at Riblah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 39:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 39:9 - Then Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, sent to Babylon the rest of the people who remained in the city as well as those who had defected to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 39:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 39:10 - But Nebuzaradan left a few of the poorest people in Judah, and he assigned them vineyards and fields to care for.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 39:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 39:11 - King Nebuchadnezzar had told Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, to find Jeremiah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 39:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 39:13 - So Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard; Nebushazban, a chief officer; Nergal-sharezer, the king’s adviser; and the other officers of Babylon’s king

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 40:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:1 - The LORD gave a message to Jeremiah after Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, had released him at Ramah. He had found Jeremiah bound in chains among all the other captives of Jerusalem and Judah who were being sent to exile in Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 40:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:2 - The captain of the guard called for Jeremiah and said, “The LORD your God has brought this disaster on this land,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 40:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:5 - If you decide to stay, then return to Gedaliah son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan. He has been appointed governor of Judah by the king of Babylon. Stay there with the people he rules. But it’s up to you; go wherever you like.”
Then Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, gave Jeremiah some food and money and let him go.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 41:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 41:10 - Then Ishmael made captives of the king’s daughters and the other people who had been left under Gedaliah’s care in Mizpah by Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard. Taking them with him, he started back toward the land of Ammon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 43:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 43:6 - In the crowd were men, women, and children, the king’s daughters, and all those whom Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, had left with Gedaliah. The prophet Jeremiah and Baruch were also included.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 52:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 52:12 - On August 17 of that year,[fn] which was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar’s reign, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard and an official of the Babylonian king, arrived in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 52:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 52:14 - Then he supervised the entire Babylonian[fn] army as they tore down the walls of Jerusalem on every side.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 52:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 52:15 - Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, then took as exiles some of the poorest of the people, the rest of the people who remained in the city, the defectors who had declared their allegiance to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the craftsmen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 52:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 52:16 - But Nebuzaradan allowed some of the poorest people to stay behind in Judah to care for the vineyards and fields.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 52:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 52:19 - Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, also took the small bowls, incense burners, basins, pots, lampstands, dishes, bowls used for liquid offerings, and all the other articles made of pure gold or silver.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 52:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 52:24 - Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, took with him as prisoners Seraiah the high priest, Zephaniah the priest of the second rank, and the three chief gatekeepers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 52:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 52:26 - Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, took them all to the king of Babylon at Riblah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 52:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 52:30 - In Nebuchadnezzar’s twenty-third year[fn] he sent Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, who took 745 more—a total of 4,600 captives in all.
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