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Lexicon :: Strong's H8398 - tēḇēl

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תֵּבֵל
Transliteration
tēḇēl
Pronunciation
tay-bale'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 835h

Strong’s Definitions

תֵּבֵל têbêl, tay-bale'; from H2986; the earth (as moist and therefore inhabited); by extension, the globe; by implication, its inhabitants; specifically, a particular land, as Babylonia, Palestine:—habitable part, world.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 36x

The KJV translates Strong's H8398 in the following manner: world (35x), habitable part (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 36x
The KJV translates Strong's H8398 in the following manner: world (35x), habitable part (1x).

  1. world

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
תֵּבֵל têbêl, tay-bale'; from H2986; the earth (as moist and therefore inhabited); by extension, the globe; by implication, its inhabitants; specifically, a particular land, as Babylonia, Palestine:—habitable part, world.
STRONGS H8398: Abbreviations
† תֵּבֵל noun feminineNahum 1:5 (apparently masculine Isaiah 14:17) world, poetic synonym of אֶרֶץ (perhaps originally as productive, compare יְבוּל, בּוּל, but this sense not clearly maintained; compare also Assyrian tabalu in êlî tabali, by land, || êlî nâru, by water (river) MeissnZA 1889, iv. 3, 261, 263, 265 f. SASmAssyrian Letters iv. plate viii. ix, 1. 33) — usually absolute ת׳ (no article), construct Job 37:12; Proverbs 8:31; world, usually || ׃אֶרֶץ 1 Samuel 2:8 (י׳ set ת׳ on מְצֻקֵי אֶרֶץ), Isaiah 14:21; Isaiah 24:4; Isaiah 34:1; Jeremiah 10:12 = Jeremiah 51:15, 1 Chronicles 16:30 (= Psalm 96:10 below) Job 34:13; Psalm 19:5; Psalm 77:19 = Psalm 97:4; Psalm 90:2; Psalm 96:13 (+ עַמִּים), Psalm 98:9 (+ id.); וְישְׁבֵי ת׳ בָהּ Nahum 1:5; Psalm 24:1; ישְׁבֵי ת׳ Psalm 33:8; Isaiah 18:3 (|| שֹׁכְנֵי ארץ), Isaiah 26:9, 18; Lamentations 4:12; וּמְלֹאָהּ ת׳ Psa 89:12 [Psalm 89:11] (+ שָׁמַיִם, compare ארץ ומלאה Psalm 24:1); אָ֑רְצָה ת׳ צַל־פְּנֵי Job 37:12 upon the face of the world of earth (earthly world, the whole expanse of earth); אַרְצוֺ בְּת׳ Proverbs 8:31; on the other hand עַפְרוֺת ת׳ Proverbs 8:26; ת׳ alone Job 18:18; other combinations וּמְלֹאָהּ ת׳ Psalm 50:12 (compare Psalm 89:12 above); פְּנֵי־ת׳ Isaiah 27:6 (compare Job 37:12 above); מֹסְדוֺת ת׳ 2 Samuel 22:16 foundations of the world = Psalm 18:16, compare תִּכּוֺן ת׳ Psalm 93:1; Psalm 96:10 (= 1 Chronicles 16:30); world as object of י׳'s judgment 1 Chronicles 9:9 (|| לְאֻמִּים; see also Psalm 96:13 above), compare וישׁבי בה ת׳ 1 Chronicles 98:7 (|| יַם), Isaiah 13:11 (|| רשׁעים); as devastated by Babylonian conqueror Isaiah 14:17 (|| עָרָיו).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

2:8

2 Samuel

22:16

1 Chronicles

9:9; 16:30; 16:30

Job

18:18; 34:13; 37:12; 37:12; 37:12

Psalms

18:16; 19:5; 24:1; 24:1; 33:8; 50:12; 77:19; 89:11; 89:12; 90:2; 93:1; 96:10; 96:10; 96:13; 96:13; 97:4; 98:9

Proverbs

8:26; 8:31; 8:31

Isaiah

13:11; 14:17; 14:17; 14:21; 18:3; 24:4; 26:9; 26:18; 27:6; 34:1

Jeremiah

10:12; 51:15

Lamentations

4:12

Nahum

1:5; 1:5

H8398

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Strong's Number H8398 matches the Hebrew תֵּבֵל (tēḇēl),
which occurs 36 times in 36 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:8 - “He raises the poor from the dust,
He lifts the needy from the ash heap
To make them sit with nobles,
And inherit a seat of honor;
For the pillars of the earth are the LORD’S,
And He set the world H8398 on them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:16 - “Then the channels of the sea appeared,
The foundations of the world H8398 were [fn]laid bare
By the rebuke of the LORD,
At the blast of the breath of His nostrils.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 16:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:30 - Tremble before Him, all the earth;
Indeed, the world H8398 is firmly established, it will not be moved.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 18:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:18 - “[fn]He is driven from light into darkness,
And chased from the inhabited H8398 world. H8398

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:13 - “Who gave Him authority over the earth?
And who has laid on Him the whole world? H8398

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 37:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:12 - “It changes direction, turning around by His guidance,
That [fn]it may do whatever He commands [fn]it
On the face of the inhabited H8398 earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:8 - And He will judge the world H8398 in righteousness;
He will execute judgment for the peoples with equity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:15 - Then the channels of water appeared,
And the foundations of the world H8398 were [fn]laid bare
At Your rebuke, O LORD,
At the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 19:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:4 - Their [fn]line has gone out through all the earth,
And their utterances to the end of the world. H8398
In them He has placed a tent for the sun,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 24:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 24:1 - A Psalm of David.
The earth is the LORD’S, and [fn]all it contains,
The world, H8398 and those who dwell in it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 33:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:8 - Let all the earth fear the LORD;
Let all the inhabitants of the world H8398 stand in awe of Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 50:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:12 - “If I were hungry I would not tell you,
For the world H8398 is Mine, and [fn]all it contains.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 77:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:18 - The sound of Your thunder was in the whirlwind;
The lightnings lit up the world; H8398
The earth trembled and shook.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:11 - The heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours;
The world H8398 and [fn]all it contains, You have founded them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 90:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:2 - Before the mountains were born
[fn]Or You gave birth to the earth and the world, H8398
Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 93:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 93:1 - The LORD [fn]reigns, He is clothed with majesty;
The LORD has clothed and girded Himself with strength;
Indeed, the world H8398 is firmly established, it will not be moved.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 96:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 96:10 - Say among the nations, “The LORD reigns;
Indeed, the world H8398 is firmly established, it will not be moved;
He will judge the peoples with [fn]equity.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 96:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 96:13 - Before the LORD, for He is coming,
For He is coming to judge the earth.
He will judge the world H8398 in righteousness
And the peoples in His faithfulness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 97:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:4 - His lightnings lit up the world; H8398
The earth saw and trembled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 98:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 98:7 - Let the sea roar and [fn]all it contains,
The world H8398 and those who dwell in it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 98:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 98:9 - Before the LORD, for He is coming to judge the earth;
He will judge the world H8398 with righteousness
And the peoples with [fn]equity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:26 - While He had not yet made the earth and the [fn]fields,
Nor the first dust of the world. H8398

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:31 - [fn]Rejoicing in the world, H8398 His earth,
And having my delight in the sons of men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:11 - Thus I will punish the world H8398 for its evil
And the wicked for their iniquity;
I will also put an end to the arrogance of the proud
And abase the haughtiness of the [fn]ruthless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:17 - Who made the world H8398 like a wilderness
And overthrew its cities,
Who did not [fn]allow his prisoners to go home?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:21 - “Prepare for his sons a place of slaughter
Because of the iniquity of their fathers.
They must not arise and take possession of the earth
And fill the face of the world H8398 with cities.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 18:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 18:3 - All you inhabitants of the world H8398 and dwellers on earth,
As soon as a standard is raised on the mountains, you will see it,
And as soon as the trumpet is blown, you will hear it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:4 - The earth mourns and withers, the world H8398 fades and withers, the exalted of the people of the earth fade away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 26:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:9 - At night [fn]my soul longs for You,
Indeed, [fn]my spirit within me seeks You diligently;
For when the earth [fn]experiences Your judgments
The inhabitants of the world H8398 learn righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 26:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:18 - We were pregnant, we writhed in labor,
We gave birth, as it seems, only to wind.
We could not accomplish deliverance for the earth,
Nor were inhabitants of the world H8398 [fn]born.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 27:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:6 - [fn]In the days to come Jacob will take root,
Israel will blossom and sprout,
And they will fill the [fn]whole world H8398 with fruit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 34:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:1 - Draw near, O nations, to hear; and listen, O peoples!
Let the earth and [fn]all it contains hear, and the world H8398 and all that springs from it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 10:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:12 - It is He who made the earth by His power,
Who established the world H8398 by His wisdom;
And by His understanding He has stretched out the heavens.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:15 - It is He who made the earth by His power,
Who established the world H8398 by His wisdom,
And by His understanding He stretched out the heavens.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:12 - The kings of the earth did not believe,
Nor did any of the inhabitants of the world, H8398
That the adversary and the enemy
Could enter the gates of Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 1:5 - Mountains quake because of Him
And the hills dissolve;
Indeed the earth is upheaved by His presence,
The world H8398 and all the inhabitants in it.
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