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Lexicon :: Strong's H8593 - taʿar

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תַּעַר
Transliteration
taʿar
Pronunciation
tah'-ar
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Part of Speech
masculine/feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1692e

Strong’s Definitions

תַּעַר taʻar, tah'-ar; from H6168; a knife or razor (as making bare); also a scabbard (as being bare, i.e. empty):—(pen-) knife, razor, scabbard, shave, sheath.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's H8593 in the following manner: sheath (6x), razor (4x), penknife (1x), scabbard (1x), shave (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x
The KJV translates Strong's H8593 in the following manner: sheath (6x), razor (4x), penknife (1x), scabbard (1x), shave (1x).

  1. razor, sheath (making naked)

    1. razor

    2. sheath (of sword)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
תַּעַר taʻar, tah'-ar; from H6168; a knife or razor (as making bare); also a scabbard (as being bare, i.e. empty):—(pen-) knife, razor, scabbard, shave, sheath.
STRONGS H8593: Abbreviations
† תַּ֫עַר noun masculinePsalm 52:4 and (Isaiah 7:20) feminine razor, sheath; —
1.
a. razor, absolute יְגַלַּח בְּת׳ Isaiah 7:20 (figurative); subject of לֹא יַעֲבֹר עַלרֿאֹשׁ Numbers 6:5, object of הֶעֱבִיר עַלֿ Numbers 8:7 (P), compare construct הַגַּלָּבִים ת׳ Ezekiel 5:1; absolute מְלֻטָּשׁ כְּת׳ Psalm 52:4 (simile of tongue).
b. construct הַסֹּפֵר ת׳ Jeremiah 36:23 = penknife.
2. sheath, always suffix of sword: בְּתַעְרָהּ 2 Samuel 20:8; of drawing sword, שָׁלַף מִתּ׳ 1 Samuel 17:51, הוֺצִיא מִתּ׳ Ezekiel 21:8 [Ezekiel 21:3]; Ezekiel 21:10 [Ezekiel 21:5], תֵּצֵא מִתּ׳ Ezekiel 21:9 [Ezekiel 21:4]; of sheathing, הֵאָֽסְפִי אֶלתַּֿרְעֵךְ Jeremiah 47:6; הָשַׁב אֶלתַּֿעְרָהּ Ezekiel 21:35 [Ezekiel 21:30].
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

6:5; 8:7

1 Samuel

17:51

2 Samuel

20:8

Psalms

52:4; 52:4

Isaiah

7:20; 7:20

Jeremiah

36:23; 47:6

Ezekiel

5:1; 21:3; 21:4; 21:5; 21:30

H8593

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8593 matches the Hebrew תַּעַר (taʿar),
which occurs 13 times in 13 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:5 - “ ‘During the entire period of their Nazirite vow, no razor may be used on their head. They must be holy until the period of their dedication to the LORD is over; they must let their hair grow long.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:7 - To purify them, do this: Sprinkle the water of cleansing on them; then have them shave their whole bodies and wash their clothes. And so they will purify themselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 17:51

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:51 - David ran and stood over him. He took hold of the Philistine’s sword and drew it from the sheath. After he killed him, he cut off his head with the sword. When the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they turned and ran.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:8 - While they were at the great rock in Gibeon, Amasa came to meet them. Joab was wearing his military tunic, and strapped over it at his waist was a belt with a dagger in its sheath. As he stepped forward, it dropped out of its sheath.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 52:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:2 - You who practice deceit, your tongue plots destruction; it is like a sharpened razor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 7:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:20 - In that day the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates River—the king of Assyria—to shave your heads and private parts, and to cut off your beards also.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 36:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:23 - Whenever Jehudi had read three or four columns of the scroll, the king cut them off with a scribe’s knife and threw them into the firepot, until the entire scroll was burned in the fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 47:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:6 - “ ‘Alas, sword of the LORD, how long till you rest? Return to your sheath; cease and be still.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 5:1 - “Now, son of man, take a sharp sword and use it as a barber’s razor to shave your head and your beard. Then take a set of scales and divide up the hair.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:3 - and say to her: ‘This is what the LORD says: I am against you. I will draw my sword from its sheath and cut off from you both the righteous and the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:4 - Because I am going to cut off the righteous and the wicked, my sword will be unsheathed against everyone from south to north.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:5 - Then all people will know that I the LORD have drawn my sword from its sheath; it will not return again.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:30

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:30 - “ ‘Let the sword return to its sheath. In the place where you were created, in the land of your ancestry, I will judge you.
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