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HebrewH2881Verb

טָבַל

ta.val

16Occurrences
H2881Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to dip, to immerse

a primitive root;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
  1. to dip, dip into, plunge 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to dip in or into 1a2) to dip oneself 1b) (Niphal) to be dipped

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

H:V

Full Description

Hebrew Verb

Occurrences

טָבַל appears 16 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Leviticus
6
2 Kings
2
1 Samuel
1
Deuteronomy
1
Exodus
1
Genesis
1
Job
1
Joshua
1

Key Passages

1 Samuel 14:27BSB

Jonathan, however, had not heard that his father had charged the people with the oath. So he reached out the end of the staff in his hand, dipped it into the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes brightened.

Deuteronomy 33:24BSB

And concerning Asher he said:“May Asher be the most blessed of sons;may he be the most favored among his brothersand dip his foot in oil.

Job 9:31BSB

then You would plunge me into the pit,and even my own clothes would despise me.

Leviticus 14:16BSB

dip his right forefinger into the oil in his left palm, and sprinkle some of the oil with his finger seven times before the LORD.

Leviticus 4:17BSB

and he is to dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD in front of the veil.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.