The meaning of “תָּו”
Understanding tâv reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
desire, mark. - a mark - by implication, a signature 1) desire, mark 1a) mark (as a sign of exemption from judgment)
תָּו
desire, mark. - a mark - by implication, a signature 1) desire, mark 1a) mark (as a sign of exemption from judgment)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Job 31:35 | “Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book.” Word: תָּו (tâv) | |
| Ezekiel 9:4 | “And the Lord said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.” Word: תָּו (tâv) | |
| Ezekiel 9:6 | “Slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which were before the house.” Word: תָּו (tâv) |
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