The meaning of “תֹּאַר”
Understanding tôʼar reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
[phrase] beautiful, [idiom] comely, countenance, [phrase] fair, [idiom] favoured, form, [idiom] goodly, [idiom] resemble...
תֹּאַר
[phrase] beautiful, [idiom] comely, countenance, [phrase] fair, [idiom] favoured, form, [idiom] goodly, [idiom] resemble, visage. - outline, i.e. figure or appearance 1) shape, form, outline, figure, appearance
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 41:18 | “And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow:” Word: תֹּאַר (tôʼar) | |
| Deuteronomy 21:11 | “And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife;” Word: תֹּאַר (tôʼar) | |
| Judges 8:18 | “Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.” Word: תֹּאַר (tôʼar) | |
| 1 Samuel 25:3 | “Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.” Word: תֹּאַר (tôʼar) | |
| Isaiah 53:2 | “For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.” Word: תֹּאַר (tôʼar) |
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