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Lexicon :: Strong's H2921 - ṭālā'

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טָלָא
Transliteration
ṭālā'
Pronunciation
taw-law'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 805

Strong’s Definitions

טָלָא ṭâlâʼ, taw-law'; a primitive root; properly, to cover with pieces; i.e. (by implication) to spot or variegate (as tapestry):—clouted, with divers colours, spotted.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's H2921 in the following manner: spotted (6x), diverse colours (1x), clouted (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's H2921 in the following manner: spotted (6x), diverse colours (1x), clouted (1x).

  1. to patch, spot, be spotted, be coloured

    1. (Qal)

      1. to spot

      2. spotted (participle)

    2. (Pual) to be patched

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
טָלָא ṭâlâʼ, taw-law'; a primitive root; properly, to cover with pieces; i.e. (by implication) to spot or variegate (as tapestry):—clouted, with divers colours, spotted.
STRONGS H2921: Abbreviations
† [טָלָא] verb patch, spot (Late Hebrew id., patch) —
Qal Passive participle טָלוּא Genesis 30:32 (twice in verse); Genesis 30:33; plural טְלֻאִים Genesis 30:35; Genesis 30:39; טְלֻאוֺת Ezekiel 16:16; טְלֻאֹת) Genesis 30:35; chiefly of spotted, variegated sheep and goats (Jacob & Laban); || נָקֹד, נְקֻדִּים Genesis 30:32 (twice in verse); Genesis 30:33, 35; || עקדים Genesis 30:35; || both, Genesis 30:39 (all J); of high places, variegated (gaily-coloured shrines) Ezekiel 16:16.
Pu. Participle מְטֻלָּאוֺת patched, of sandals Joshua 9:5 (JE).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

30:32; 30:32; 30:33; 30:33; 30:35; 30:35; 30:35; 30:35; 30:39; 30:39

Joshua

9:5

Ezekiel

16:16; 16:16

H2921

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2921 matches the Hebrew טָלָא (ṭālā'),
which occurs 8 times in 6 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:32

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:32 - Let me inspect your flocks today and remove all the sheep and goats that are speckled or spotted, along with all the black sheep. Give these to me as my wages.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:33

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:33 - In the future, when you check on the animals you have given me as my wages, you’ll see that I have been honest. If you find in my flock any goats without speckles or spots, or any sheep that are not black, you will know that I have stolen them from you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:35

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:35 - But that very day Laban went out and removed the male goats that were streaked and spotted, all the female goats that were speckled and spotted or had white patches, and all the black sheep. He placed them in the care of his own sons,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:39

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:39 - And when they mated in front of the white-streaked branches, they gave birth to young that were streaked, speckled, and spotted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:5 - They put on worn-out, patched sandals and ragged clothes. And the bread they took with them was dry and moldy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:16 - You used the lovely things I gave you to make shrines for idols, where you played the prostitute. Unbelievable! How could such a thing ever happen?
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