The meaning of “טָבַע”
Understanding ṭâbaʻ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
drown, fasten, settle, sink. - to sink 1) to sink, sink into, sink down, pierce, settle down, drown, be settled, be plan...
טָבַע
drown, fasten, settle, sink. - to sink 1) to sink, sink into, sink down, pierce, settle down, drown, be settled, be planted 1a) (Qal) to sink, sink down 1b)(Pual) to be sunk 1c) (Hophal) to cause to sink
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 15:4 | “Pharaoh’s chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea.” Word: טָבַע (ṭâbaʻ) | |
| 1 Samuel 17:49 | “And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth.” Word: טָבַע (ṭâbaʻ) | |
| Job 38:6 | “Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;” Word: טָבַע (ṭâbaʻ) | |
| Psalms 69:2 | “I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.” Word: טָבַע (ṭâbaʻ) | |
| Proverbs 8:25 | “Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:” Word: טָבַע (ṭâbaʻ) |
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