The meaning of “תָּבוֹר”
Understanding Tâbôwr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Tabor. - § Tabor = "mound" - Tabor, a mountain in Palestine, also a city adjacent n pr mont 1) a mountain in the plain o...
תָּבוֹר
Tabor. - § Tabor = "mound" - Tabor, a mountain in Palestine, also a city adjacent n pr mont 1) a mountain in the plain of Esdraelon rising abruptly and insulated except for a narrow ridge on the west connecting it to the hills of Nazareth n pr loc 2) a town around the summit of Mount Tabor (1) 3) a city of the Merarite Levites located in the territory of Zebulun n pr arbour 4) the place of an oak tree which was on the homeward journey of Saul after he had been anointed by Samuel
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Joshua 19:22 | “And the coast reacheth to Tabor, and Shahazimah, and Beth–shemesh; and the outgoings of their border were at Jordan: sixteen cities with their villages.” Word: תָּבוֹר (Tâbôwr) | |
| Judges 4:14 | “And Deborah said unto Barak, Up; for this is the day in which the Lord hath delivered Sisera into thine hand: is not the Lord gone out before thee? So Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him.” Word: תָּבוֹר (Tâbôwr) | |
| 1 Samuel 10:3 | “Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Beth–el, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine:” Word: תָּבוֹר (Tâbôwr) | |
| 1 Chronicles 6:77 | “Unto the rest of the children of Merari were given out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmon with her suburbs, Tabor with her suburbs:” Word: תָּבוֹר (Tâbôwr) | |
| Psalms 89:12 | “The north and the south thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name.” Word: תָּבוֹר (Tâbôwr) |