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Lexicon :: Strong's H2883 - ṭāḇaʿ

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טָבַע
Transliteration
ṭāḇaʿ
Pronunciation
taw-bah'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 789

Strong’s Definitions

טָבַע ṭâbaʻ, taw-bah'; a primitive root; to sink:—drown, fasten, settle, sink.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

The KJV translates Strong's H2883 in the following manner: sink (7x), drown (1x), settle (1x), fasten (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x
The KJV translates Strong's H2883 in the following manner: sink (7x), drown (1x), settle (1x), fasten (1x).

  1. to sink, sink into, sink down, pierce, settle down, drown, be settled, be planted

    1. (Qal) to sink, sink down

    2. (Pual) to be sunk

    3. (Hophal) to cause to sink

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
טָבַע ṭâbaʻ, taw-bah'; a primitive root; to sink:—drown, fasten, settle, sink.
STRONGS H2883: Abbreviations
† טָבַע verb sink, sink down (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic IfbJ, טְבַע; Phoenician טבע coin; Assyrian ṭêbû, sink in, ṭabbî'u, diver (water-fowl) etc., see Muss-ArnJBL xi, 1892, 170 DlHWB; Arabic طَبَعَ seal, stamp, imprint; Ethiopic ጠሞዐ፡ dip) —
Qal Perfect טָבַעְתִּי Psalm 69:3; טָֽבְעוּ Psalm 9:16; Lamentations 2:9; Imperfect וַיִּטְבַּע Jeremiah 38:6; וַתִּטְבַּע 1 Samuel 17:49; אֶטְבָּ֑עָה Psalm 69:15; — sink, sink down, intransitive, with בְּ; 1 Samuel 17:49 (stone into Goliath's forehead); Jeremiah 38:6 (Jeremiah in mire of dungeon); Lamentations 2:9 (gates of Jerusalem into ground); metaphor of distress; Psalm 69:3 בִיוֵן מְצוּלָה ט׳; Psalm 69:15 (|| הצילני מִטִּיט); nations into the pit (בַּשַּׁחַת) Psalm 9:16.
Pu. Perfect טֻבְּעוּ be sunk Exodus 15:4 (poem) of Egyptians drowned בְּיַםסֿוּף.
Hiph. Perfect הָטְבְּעוּ be sunk בַּבֹּץ in the mire, of feet, metaphor of entanglements and difficulties Jeremiah 38:22; הָטְבָּ֑עוּ, of pedestals (אֲדָנִים) of the earth, as settled, planted עַל Job 38:6 (|| ירה מִּנָּה); absolute of mountains Proverbs 8:25.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

15:4

1 Samuel

17:49; 17:49

Job

38:6

Psalms

9:16; 9:16; 69:3; 69:3; 69:15; 69:15

Proverbs

8:25

Jeremiah

38:6; 38:6; 38:22

Lamentations

2:9; 2:9

H2883

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Strong's Number H2883 matches the Hebrew טָבַע (ṭāḇaʿ),
which occurs 10 times in 10 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 15:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:4 -

“Pharaoh’s chariots and his army He has thrown into the sea;

His chosen captains are drowned in the [fn]Red Sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 17:49

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:49 - David put his hand into his bag and took out a stone and slung it, and it struck the Philistine on his forehead. The stone penetrated his forehead, and he fell face down on the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:6 -

“On what were its foundations fastened?

Or who laid its cornerstone,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:15 -

The nations have sunk down in the pit which they have made;

In the net which they hid, their own foot has been caught.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:2 -

I have sunk in deep mire, where there is no foothold;

I have come into deep waters, where a flood overwhelms me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:14 -

Rescue me from the mire and do not let me sink;

Let me be rescued from those who hate me and from the deep waters.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:25 -

“Before the mountains were settled,

Before the hills, I was born;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 38:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:6 - So they took Jeremiah and threw him into the [fn]cistern of Malchijah the king’s son, which was in the court of the guardhouse; and they let Jeremiah down [into the cistern] with ropes. Now there was no water in the cistern but only mud, and Jeremiah sank in the mud.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 38:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:22 - ‘Then behold, all the women who are left in the palace of the king of Judah will be brought out to the officers of the king of Babylon and those women will say [to you, King Zedekiah],

“Your close friends

Have prevailed against your better judgment and have overpowered and deceived you;

While your feet were sunk in the mire [of trouble],

They turned back.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:9 -

Her gates have sunk into the ground;

He has destroyed and broken her bars.

Her king and her princes are [exiled] among the nations;

The law is no more.

Also, her prophets no longer find

Vision from the LORD.

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