HebrewH8566Verb
תָּנָה
ta.nah
“to hire”
2Occurrences
H8566Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
to present (a mercenary inducement), i.e. bargain with (a harlot)
a primitive root;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
- to hire 1a) (Qal) to hire 1b) (Hiphil) to hire (a prostitute), give amorous favours
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Verb
Morphology Code
H:V
Full Description
Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
תָּנָה appears 2 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Hosea
2
Key Passages
Hosea 8:9BSB
For they have gone up to Assyrialike a wild donkey on its own.Ephraim has hired lovers.
Hosea 8:10BSB
Though they hire allies among the nations,I will now round them up,and they will begin to diminishunder the oppression of the king of princes.
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