תָּעָה
ta.ah
“to go astray”
Definition
to vacillate, i.e. reel or stray (literally or figuratively); also causative of both
a primitive root;
- to err, wander, go astray, stagger 1a) (Qal) to err 1a1) to wander about (physically) 1a2) of intoxication 1a3) of sin (ethically) 1a4) wandering (of the mind) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be made to wander about, be made to stagger (drunkard) 1b2) to be led astray (ethically) 1c) (Hiphil) to cause to wander 1c1) to cause to wander about (physically) 1c2) to cause to wander (of intoxication) 1c3) to cause to err, mislead (mentally and morally)
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logos (G3056)
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Grammar & Morphology
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Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
תָּעָה appears 43 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
So Manasseh led the people of Judah and Jerusalem astray, so that they did greater evil than the nations that the LORD had destroyed before the Israelites.
So when God had me journey from my father’s house, I said to Sarah, ‘This is how you can show your loyalty to me: Wherever we go, say of me, “He is my brother.”’”
These also stagger from wineand stumble from strong drink:Priests and prophets reel from strong drinkand are befuddled by wine.They stumble because of strong drink,muddled in their visions and stumbling in their judgments.
“Among the prophets of SamariaI saw an offensive thing:They prophesied by Baaland led My people Israel astray.
This is what the LORD says:“As for the prophetswho lead My people astray,who proclaim peacewhile they chew with their teeth,but declare war against onewho puts nothing in their mouths:
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