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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 they took Joseph’s robe and slaughtered a goat and dipped the robe in the blood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 12:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:22 - Take a bunch of hyssop and dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and touch the lintel and the two doorposts with the blood that is in the basin. None of you shall go out of the door of his house until the morning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:6 - and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle part of the blood seven times before the LORD in front of the veil of the sanctuary.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:17 - and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD in front of the veil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:9 - And the sons of Aaron presented the blood to him, and he dipped his finger in the blood and put it on the horns of the altar and poured out the blood at the base of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:6 - He shall take the live bird with the cedarwood and the scarlet yarn and the hyssop, and dip them and the live bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the fresh water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:16 - and dip his right finger in the oil that is in his left hand and sprinkle some oil with his finger seven times before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:51

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:51 - and shall take the cedarwood and the hyssop and the scarlet yarn, along with the live bird, and dip them in the blood of the bird that was killed and in the fresh water and sprinkle the house seven times.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 19:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:18 - Then a clean person shall take hyssop and dip it in the water and sprinkle it on the tent and on all the furnishings and on the persons who were there and on whoever touched the bone, or the slain or the dead or the grave.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 33:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:24 - And of Asher he said,
“Most blessed of sons be Asher;
let him be the favorite of his brothers,
and let him dip his foot in oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:15 - and as soon as those bearing the ark had come as far as the Jordan, and the feet of the priests bearing the ark were dipped in the brink of the water (now the Jordan overflows all its banks throughout the time of harvest),

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:14 - And at mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come here and eat some bread and dip your morsel in the wine.” So she sat beside the reapers, and he passed to her roasted grain. And she ate until she was satisfied, and she 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 charge the people with the oath, so he put out the tip of the staff that was in his hand and dipped it in the honeycomb and put his hand to his mouth, and his eyes became bright.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 5:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:14 - So he went down and dipped himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh was restored like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 8:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:15 - But the next day he took the bed cloth[fn] and dipped it in water and spread it over his face, till he died. And Hazael became king in his place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 9:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:31 - yet you will plunge me into a pit,
and my own clothes will abhor me.
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