The meaning of “תָּלָה”
Understanding tâlâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
hang (up). - to suspend (especially to gibbet) 1) to hang 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to hang 1a1a) to hang up (any object) 1a1b) to ...
תָּלָה
hang (up). - to suspend (especially to gibbet) 1) to hang 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to hang 1a1a) to hang up (any object) 1a1b) to put to death by hanging 1b) (Niphal) to be hanged 1c) (Piel) to hang, hang up (for display)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 40:22 | “But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.” Word: תָּלָה (tâlâh) | |
| Joshua 10:26 | “And afterward Joshua smote them, and slew them, and hanged them on five trees: and they were hanging upon the trees until the evening.” Word: תָּלָה (tâlâh) | |
| Esther 7:10 | “So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified. ” Word: תָּלָה (tâlâh) | |
| Psalms 137:2 | “We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.” Word: תָּלָה (tâlâh) | |
| Isaiah 22:24 | “And they shall hang upon him all the glory of his father’s house, the offspring and the issue, all vessels of small quantity, from the vessels of cups, even to all the vessels of flagons.” Word: תָּלָה (tâlâh) |
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