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Lexicon :: Strong's H2873 - ṭāḇaḥ

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טָבַח
Transliteration
ṭāḇaḥ
Pronunciation
taw-bakh'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 786

Strong’s Definitions

טָבַח ṭâbach, taw-bakh'; a primitive root; to slaughter (animals or men):—kill, (make) slaughter, slay.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's H2873 in the following manner: kill (4x), slaughter (4x), slay (2x), slain (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's H2873 in the following manner: kill (4x), slaughter (4x), slay (2x), slain (1x).

  1. to slaughter, slay, butcher, kill ruthlessly

    1. (Qal)

      1. to slaughter, butcher

      2. to slay, kill ruthlessly (fig.)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
טָבַח ṭâbach, taw-bakh'; a primitive root; to slaughter (animals or men):—kill, (make) slaughter, slay.
STRONGS H2873: Abbreviations
† [טָבַח] verb slaughter, butcher, slay (Late Hebrew id. (rare) and derivatives; Phoenician טבח participle; Assyrian ṭabâḫu AsrbAnnals iii. 56; Aramaic OfbJ, טְבַח (rare) and derivatives; Arabic طَبَغَ cook meat, also bake bread; Ethiopic ጠብሐ፡ slay) —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix וּטְבָחוֺ consecutive Exodus 21:37; 3rd person feminine singular טָֽבְחָה Proverbs 9:2; 2nd person masculine singular טָבַחְתָּ Lamentations 2:21; 1st person singular טָבַחְתִּי 1 Samuel 25:11; Imperative וּטְבֹחַ Genesis 43:16; Infinitive construct טְבֹחַ Ezekiel 21:15; לִטְבֿוֺחַ Psalm 37:14 + 3 times (so Baer; van d. H לִטְבּוֺחַ, except לִטְב֑וֺחַ Jeremiah 51:40); Passive participle טָבוּחַ Deuteronomy 28:31; —
1. slaughter, butcher animals for food Exodus 21:37 (E), Proverbs 9:2 (figurative of Wisdom's furnishing her table); so with accusative of congnate meaning with verb טֶבַח ט׳ Genesis 43:16 (J), טִבְחָה ט׳ 1 Samuel 25:11; compare also Deuteronomy 28:31, where punishment lies in fact that the owner does not eat of the slain ox; כְּכֶשֶׂב אַלּוּף יוּבַל לִטְבֿ֑וֺחַ Jeremiah 11:19 like a mild lamb that is led to slaughter, simile of the prophet exposed to his enemies, Jeremiah 51:40 simile of י׳'s vengeance upon Babylon (see also טֶבַח, טִבְחָה), Jeremiah 25:34 of kings and rulers, under figure of shepherds & choice sheep.
2. in poetry & figurative, slay, kill ruthlessly, with accusative of person Psalm 37:14; absolute Lamentations 2:21(|| הָרַג; opposed to חמל); with accusative of congnate meaning with verb טֶבַח ט׳ Ezekiel 21:15 of a sword sharpened for the slaughter of Israel in judgment.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

43:16; 43:16

Deuteronomy

28:31; 28:31

1 Samuel

25:11; 25:11

Psalms

37:14; 37:14

Proverbs

9:2; 9:2

Jeremiah

11:19; 25:34; 51:40; 51:40

Lamentations

2:21; 2:21

Ezekiel

21:15; 21:15

H2873

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2873 matches the Hebrew טָבַח (ṭāḇaḥ),
which occurs 11 times in 11 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:16 - And Joseph saw them and his brother Benjamin, born of the same mother; and he said to the steward of his household, Bring the men into the house, and slay beasts and make ready, for the men are to eat bread with me at noon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:1 - (LXX 21:37) And if one steal [fn]an ox or a sheep, and kill it or sell it, he shall pay five calves for a calf, and four sheep for a sheep.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:31

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:31 - Thy calf shall be slain before thee, and thou shalt not eat of it; thine ass shall be violently taken away from thee, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given to thine enemies, and thou shalt have no helper.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:11 - And shall I take my bread, and my wine, and my [fn]beasts that I have slain for [fn]my shearers, and shall I give them to men of whom I know not whence they are?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:14 - (LXX 36:14) Sinners have drawn their swords, they have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy one, and to slay the upright in heart.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:2 - She has killed her beasts; she has mingled her wine in a bowl, and prepared her table.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 11:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 11:19 - But I as an innocent lamb led to the slaughter, knew not: against me they devised an evil device, saying, Come and let us put wood into his bread, and let us utterly destroy him from off the land of the living, and let his name not be remembered any more.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:34 - (LXX 32:34) Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; and lament, ye rams of the flock: for your days have been completed for slaughter, and ye shall fall as the choice rams.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:40

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:40 - (LXX 28:40) And bring thou them down as lambs to the slaughter, and rams with kids.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:21 - Chsen. The child and old man have lain down in the street: my virgins and my young men are gone into captivity: thou hast slain them with the sword and with famine; in the day of thy wrath thou hast mangled them, thou hast not spared.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:10 - (LXX 21:15) that thou mayest slay victims; be sharpened that thou mayest be bright, ready for slaughter, slay, set at nought, despise every tree.
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