תֵּבֵל
te.vel
“world”
Definition
the earth (as moist and therefore inhabited); by extension, the globe; by implication, its inhabitants; specifically, a particular land, as Babylonia, Palestine
from H2986 (יָבַל);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
תֵּבֵל appears 31 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
tremble before Him, all the earth.The world is firmly established;it cannot be moved.
All you people of the worldand dwellers of the earth,when a banner is raised on the mountains,you will see it;when a ram’s horn sounds,you will hear it.
The LORD made the earth by His power;He established the world by His wisdomand stretched out the heavens by His understanding.
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Before the mountains were bornor You brought forth the earth and the world,from everlasting to everlastingYou are God.
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