תֵּבֵל

te.velNoun (Feminine)H8398

world

From: from H2986 (יָבַל);

Short Definition

the earth (as moist and therefore inhabited); by extension, the globe; by implication, its inhabitants; specifically, a particular land, as Babylonia, Palestine

Full Lexicon Entry

world

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Feminine)

Morphology H:N-F

DescriptionH:N-F

Occurrences

31 times

Appears 31 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Psalms
10
Isaiah
9
Job
3
Jeremiah
2
Proverbs
2

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 16:30
  • Isaiah 18:3
  • Jeremiah 10:12
  • Nam 1:5
  • Psalms 90:2

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