HebrewH8511Verb

תָּלָא

ta.la

3Occurrences
H8511Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to suspend; figuratively (through hesitation) to be uncertain; by implication (of mental dependence) to habituate

a primitive root;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
(Qal) to hang, hang to, cling to

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

H:V

Full Description

Hebrew Verb

Occurrences

תָּלָא appears 3 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Samuel
1
Deuteronomy
1
Hosea
1

Key Passages

2 Samuel 21:12BSB

he went and took the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from the men of Jabesh-gilead, who had stolen them from the public square of Beth-shan where the Philistines had hung the bodies after they had struck down Saul at Gilboa.

Deuteronomy 28:66BSB

So your life will hang in doubt before you, and you will be afraid night and day, never certain of survival.

Hosea 11:7BSB

My people are bent on turning from Me.Though they call to the Most High,He will by no means exalt them.

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