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Lexicon :: Strong's H2885 - ṭabaʿaṯ

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טַבַּעַת
Transliteration
ṭabaʿaṯ
Pronunciation
tab-bah'-ath
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 789a

Strong’s Definitions

טַבַּעַת ṭabbaʻath, tab-bah'-ath; from H2883; properly, a seal (as sunk into the wax), i.e. signet (for sealing); hence (generally) a ring of any kind:—ring.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 49x

The KJV translates Strong's H2885 in the following manner: ring (49x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 49x
The KJV translates Strong's H2885 in the following manner: ring (49x).

  1. ring, signet, signet ring

    1. signet ring (as symbol of authority)

    2. ring (as ornament)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
טַבַּעַת ṭabbaʻath, tab-bah'-ath; from H2883; properly, a seal (as sunk into the wax), i.e. signet (for sealing); hence (generally) a ring of any kind:—ring.
STRONGS H2885: Abbreviations
טַבַּ֫עַת noun feminine signet, signet-ring, ring (on formation see LagBN 88; Assyrian ṭimbu'u, seal-ring, Muss-Arnl.c.) — absolute טַבַּעַת Exodus 26:24 + 3 times; construct id. Esther 3:12 + 3 times; טַבַּעְתּוֺ Genesis 41:42 + 2 times; plural absolute טַבָּעוֺת Isaiah 3:1; Exodus 28:23; טַבָּעֹת Exodus 25:12 (twice in verse) + 14 times construct טַבְּעוֺת Exodus 28:23 + 2 times; טַבְּעֹת Exodus 25:12 + 12 times; suffix טַבְּעֹתָ֯ו Exodus 28:28; Exodus 39:21; טַבְּעֹתֵיהֶם Exodus 26:29; טַבְּעֹתָם Exodus 36:34; —
1. signet-ring, of king, taken from his hand and given as token of authority Genesis 41:42 (E), Esther 3:10; Esther 8:2; used in sealing official missives Esther 3:12; Esther 8:8 (twice in verse); Esther 8:10 (verb חָתַם).
2. ring, as ornament Isaiah 3:21; as gift for sacred purposed Exodus 35:22; Numbers 31:50 (both P).
3. most often (only in Exodus) of rings for staves of ark, for curtains, for ephod, and other sacred furniture Exodus 25:12 (3 times in verse) + 35 times in Exodus (all P).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

41:42; 41:42

Exodus

25:12; 25:12; 25:12; 26:24; 26:29; 28:23; 28:23; 28:28; 35:22; 36:34; 39:21

Numbers

31:50

Esther

3:10; 3:12; 3:12; 8:2; 8:8; 8:10

Isaiah

3:1; 3:21

H2885

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2885 matches the Hebrew טַבַּעַת (ṭabaʿaṯ),
which occurs 50 times in 38 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:42

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:42 - Then Pharaoh removed his signet ring from his hand and placed it on Joseph’s finger. He dressed him in fine linen clothing and hung a gold chain around his neck.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:12 - Cast four gold rings and attach them to its four feet, two rings on each side.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:14 - Insert the poles into the rings at the sides of the Ark to carry it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:15 - These carrying poles must stay inside the rings; never remove them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:26

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:26 - Make four gold rings for the table and attach them at the four corners next to the four legs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:27 - Attach the rings near the border to hold the poles that are used to carry the table.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:24 - These corner frames will be matched at the bottom and firmly attached at the top with a single ring, forming a single corner unit. Make both of these corner units the same way.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:29

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:29 - Overlay the frames with gold, and make gold rings to hold the crossbars. Overlay the crossbars with gold as well.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 27:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:4 - Make a bronze grating for it, and attach four bronze rings at its four corners.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 27:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:7 - Insert the poles through the rings on the two sides of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:23 - Then make two gold rings and attach them to the top corners of the chestpiece.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:24 - Tie the two gold cords to the two rings on the chestpiece.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:26

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:26 - Then make two more gold rings and attach them to the inside edges of the chestpiece next to the ephod.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:27 - And make two more gold rings and attach them to the front of the ephod, below the shoulder-pieces, just above the knot where the decorative sash is fastened to the ephod.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:28

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:28 - Then attach the bottom rings of the chestpiece to the rings on the ephod with blue cords. This will hold the chestpiece securely to the ephod above the decorative sash.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:4 - Make two gold rings, and attach them on opposite sides of the altar below the gold molding to hold the carrying poles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:22 - Both men and women came, all whose hearts were willing. They brought to the LORD their offerings of gold—brooches, earrings, rings from their fingers, and necklaces. They presented gold objects of every kind as a special offering to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 36:29

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:29 - These corner frames were matched at the bottom and firmly attached at the top with a single ring, forming a single corner unit. Both of these corner units were made the same way.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 36:34

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:34 - He overlaid the frames with gold and made gold rings to hold the crossbars. Then he overlaid the crossbars with gold as well.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 37:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:3 - He cast four gold rings and attached them to its four feet, two rings on each side.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 37:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:5 - He inserted the poles into the rings at the sides of the Ark to carry it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 37:13

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:13 - Then he cast four gold rings for the table and attached them at the four corners next to the four legs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 37:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:14 - The rings were attached near the border to hold the poles that were used to carry the table.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 37:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:27 - He made two gold rings and attached them on opposite sides of the altar below the gold molding to hold the carrying poles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 38:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:5 - He cast four rings and attached them to the corners of the bronze grating to hold the carrying poles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 38:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:7 - He inserted the poles through the rings on the sides of the altar. The altar was hollow and was made from planks.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:16 - They also made two settings of gold filigree and two gold rings and attached them to the top corners of the chestpiece.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:17

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:17 - They tied the two gold cords to the rings on the chestpiece.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:19 - Then they made two more gold rings and attached them to the inside edges of the chestpiece next to the ephod.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:20 - Then they made two more gold rings and attached them to the front of the ephod, below the shoulder-pieces, just above the knot where the decorative sash was fastened to the ephod.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:21 - They attached the bottom rings of the chestpiece to the rings on the ephod with blue cords. In this way, the chestpiece was held securely to the ephod above the decorative sash. All this was done just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:50

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:50 - So we are presenting the items of gold we captured as an offering to the LORD from our share of the plunder—armbands, bracelets, rings, earrings, and necklaces. This will purify our lives before the LORD and make us right with him.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:10 - The king agreed, confirming his decision by removing his signet ring from his finger and giving it to Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:12 - So on April 17[fn] the king’s secretaries were summoned, and a decree was written exactly as Haman dictated. It was sent to the king’s highest officers, the governors of the respective provinces, and the nobles of each province in their own scripts and languages. The decree was written in the name of King Xerxes and sealed with the king’s signet ring.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:2 - The king took off his signet ring—which he had taken back from Haman—and gave it to Mordecai. And Esther appointed Mordecai to be in charge of Haman’s property.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:8 - Now go ahead and send a message to the Jews in the king’s name, telling them whatever you want, and seal it with the king’s signet ring. But remember that whatever has already been written in the king’s name and sealed with his signet ring can never be revoked.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:10 - The decree was written in the name of King Xerxes and sealed with the king’s signet ring. Mordecai sent the dispatches by swift messengers, who rode fast horses especially bred for the king’s service.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:21 - rings, jewels,
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