The meaning of “טֶבַח”
Understanding ṭebach reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
[idiom] beast, slaughter, [idiom] slay, [idiom] sore. - properly, something slaughtered - hence, a beast (or meat, as bu...
טֶבַח
[idiom] beast, slaughter, [idiom] slay, [idiom] sore. - properly, something slaughtered - hence, a beast (or meat, as butchered) - abstractly butchery (or concretely, a place of slaughter) 1) slaughter, slaughtering, animal 1a) slaughtering, slaughter (of animals) 1b) slaughter (fig.)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Proverbs 9:2 | “She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.” Word: טֶבַח (ṭebach) | |
| Isaiah 53:7 | “He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.” Word: טֶבַח (ṭebach) | |
| Jeremiah 50:27 | “Slay all her bullocks; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation.” Word: טֶבַח (ṭebach) | |
| Ezekiel 21:15 | “I have set the point of the sword against all their gates, that their heart may faint, and their ruins be multiplied: ah! it is made bright, it is wrapped up for the slaughter.” Word: טֶבַח (ṭebach) |
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