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Lexicon :: Strong's H2881 - ṭāḇal

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טָבַל
Transliteration
ṭāḇal
Pronunciation
taw-bal'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 787,788

Strong’s Definitions

טָבַל ṭâbal, taw-bal'; a primitive root; to dip, to immerse:—dip, plunge.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's H2881 in the following manner: dip (15x), plunge (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's H2881 in the following manner: dip (15x), plunge (1x).

  1. to dip, dip into, plunge

    1. (Qal)

      1. to dip in or into

      2. to dip oneself

    2. (Niphal) to be dipped

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
טָבַל ṭâbal, taw-bal'; a primitive root; to dip, to immerse:—dip, plunge.
STRONGS H2881: Abbreviations
† I. טָבַל verb dip (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic טְבַל dip, bathe; compare perhaps Arabic طَمَلَ saturavit tinctura vestem, Frey) —
Qal Perfect וְטָבַל consecutive Leviticus 4:6 5 times; וְטָבַלְתְּ consecutive Ruth 2:14; וּטְבַלְתֶּם consecutive Exodus 12:22; Imperfect וַיִּטְבֹּל Leviticus 9:9 3 times; 2nd person masculine singular suffix תִּטְבְּלֵנִי Job 9:31; וַיִּטְבְּלוּ Genesis 37:31 — dip:
1. transitive, dip a thing in, with accusative of thing + בְּ : in blood Genesis 37:31 (J), so especially in connection with sacrifices Leviticus 4:6; Leviticus 9:9; Leviticus 14:6, 51 (also in fresh water); in water, for purification Numbers 19:18 (all P); of dipping rod in honey 1 Samuel 14:27, bread in vinegar Ruth 2:24, foot in oil Deuteronomy 33:24 (poem); בַּשַּׁחַת תִּטְבְּלֵנִי Job 9:31 in the ditch dost thou dip me; accusative omitted Exodus 12:22 (J E; in blood), 2 Kings 8:15 (in water); but also + מִן＝moisten with, with some of Leviticus 4:17 (blood), Leviticus 14:16 (oil).
2. intransitive, dip (oneself), followed by בְּ, 2 Kings 5:14 in Jordan (|| רָחַץ בְּ 2 Kings 5:10; 2 Kings 5:12).
Niph. Perfect 3rd person masculine plural נִּטְבְּלוּ Joshua 3:15 be dipped, בְּ of water.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

37:31; 37:31

Exodus

12:22; 12:22

Leviticus

4:6; 4:6; 4:17; 9:9; 9:9; 14:6; 14:16; 14:51

Numbers

19:18

Deuteronomy

33:24

Joshua

3:15

Ruth

2:14

1 Samuel

14:27

2 Kings

5:10; 5:12; 5:14; 8:15

Job

9:31; 9:31

H2881

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2881 matches the Hebrew טָבַל (ṭāḇal),
which occurs 16 times in 16 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:31 - Then the brothers killed a young goat and dipped Joseph’s robe in its blood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 12:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:22 - Drain the blood into a basin. Then take a bundle of hyssop branches and dip it into the blood. Brush the hyssop across the top and sides of the doorframes of your houses. And no one may go out through the door until morning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:6 - dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD in front of the inner curtain of the sanctuary.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:17 - dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD in front of the inner curtain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:9 - His sons brought him the blood, and he dipped his finger in it and put it on the horns of the altar. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:6 - He will take the live bird, the cedar stick, the scarlet yarn, and the hyssop branch, and dip them into the blood of the bird that was slaughtered over the fresh water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:16 - He will dip his right finger into the oil in his palm and sprinkle some of it with his finger seven times before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:51

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:51 - He will take the cedar stick, the hyssop branch, the scarlet yarn, and the live bird, and dip them into the blood of the slaughtered bird and into the fresh water. Then he will sprinkle the house seven times.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 19:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:18 - Then someone who is ceremonially clean must take a hyssop branch and dip it into the water. That person must sprinkle the water on the tent, on all the furnishings in the tent, and on the people who were in the tent; also on the person who touched a human bone, or touched someone who was killed or who died naturally, or touched a grave.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 33:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:24 - Moses said this about the tribe of Asher:
“May Asher be blessed above other sons;
may he be esteemed by his brothers;
may he bathe his feet in olive oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:15 - It was the harvest season, and the Jordan was overflowing its banks. But as soon as the feet of the priests who were carrying the Ark touched the water at the river’s edge,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:14 - At mealtime Boaz called to her, “Come over here, and help yourself to some food. You can dip your bread in the sour wine.” So she sat with his harvesters, and Boaz gave her some roasted grain to eat. She ate all she wanted and still had some left over.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:27 - But Jonathan had not heard his father’s command, and he dipped the end of his stick into a piece of honeycomb and ate the honey. After he had eaten it, he felt refreshed.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 5:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:14 - So Naaman went down to the Jordan River and dipped himself seven times, as the man of God had instructed him. And his skin became as healthy as the skin of a young child’s, and he was healed!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 8:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:15 - But the next day Hazael took a blanket, soaked it in water, and held it over the king’s face until he died. Then Hazael became the next king of Aram.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 9:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:31 - you would plunge me into a muddy ditch,
and my own filthy clothing would hate me.
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