HebrewH2870Proper Noun (Masculine)
טָֽבְאֵל
ta.ve.el
“Tabeel”
2Occurrences
H2870Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
Tabeel, the name of a Syrian and of a Persian
from H2895 (טוֹב) and H410 (אֵל); pleasing (to) God;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at § Tabeal = "God is good" an officer of the Persian government in Samaria in the reign of Artaxerxes
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
N:N-M-P
Full Description
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
טָֽבְאֵל appears 2 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Ezra
1
Isaiah
1
Key Passages
Ezra 4:7BSB
And in the days of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his associates wrote a letter to Artaxerxes. It was written in Aramaic and then translated.
Isaiah 7:6BSB
‘Let us invade Judah, terrorize it, and divide it among ourselves. Then we can install the son of Tabeal over it as king.’
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