טָלָא
ta.la
“to spot”
Definition
properly, to cover with pieces; i.e. (by implication) to spot or variegate (as tapestry)
a primitive root;
- to patch, spot, be spotted, be coloured 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to spot 1a2) spotted (participle) 1b) (Pual) to be patched
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Occurrences
טָלָא appears 6 times in the Old Testament.
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Let me go through all your flocks today and remove from them every speckled or spotted sheep, every dark-colored lamb, and every spotted or speckled goat. These will be my wages.
So my honesty will testify for me when you come to check on my wages in the future. If I have any goats that are not speckled or spotted, or any lambs that are not dark-colored, they will be considered stolen.”
That very day Laban removed all the streaked or spotted male goats and every speckled or spotted female goat—every one that had any white on it—and every dark-colored lamb, and he placed them under the care of his sons.
they mated in front of the branches. And they bore young that were streaked or speckled or spotted.
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