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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
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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.
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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 - Par`oh's chariots and his host has he cast into the sea; His chosen captains are sunk in the Sea of Suf.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 17:49

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:49 - David put his hand in his bag, and took there a stone, and slang it, and struck the Pelishti in his forehead; and the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the eretz.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:6 - Whereupon were the foundations of it 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 that they made; In the net which they hid, their own foot is taken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:2 - I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold. I have come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:14 - Deliver me out of the mire, and don't let me sink. Let me be delivered from those who hate me, and out of the deep waters.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:25 - Before the mountains were settled in place, Before the hills, I was brought forth;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 38:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:6 - Then took they Yirmeyahu, and cast him into the dungeon of Malkiyah the king's son, that was in the court of the guard: and they let down Yirmeyahu with cords. In the dungeon there was no water, but mire; and Yirmeyahu sank in the mire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 38:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:22 - behold, all the women who are left in the king of Yehudah's house shall be brought forth to the king of Bavel's princes, and those women shall say, Your familiar friends have set you on, and have prevailed over you: now that your feet are sunk in the mire, they are turned away back.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:9 - Her gates are sunk into the ground; he has destroyed and broken her bars: Her king and her princes are among the nations where the law is not; Yes, her prophets find no vision from the LORD.
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