What does טֶבַח · σφαγή mean in the Bible?
טֶבַח · σφαγή is a Hebrew phrase meaning "killing or slaughter in judgment or warfare".
Hebrew · H2874, G4967
טֶבַח
Properly, something slaughtered ; hence, a beast (or meat , as butchered); abstractly butchery (or concretely, a place of slaughter) · slaughter
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טֶבַח H2874 properly, something slaughtered ; hence, a beast (or meat , as butchered); abstractly butchery (or concretely, a place of slaughter)
Pronunciation ṭebaḥ
Denotes slaughtered flesh or meat; emphasizes the violent, prepared state rather than the living animal itself.
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σφαγή G4967 slaughter
Pronunciation sphagḗ
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What does טֶבַח (tevach) mean in the Bible?
טֶבַח · σφαγή is a Hebrew phrase meaning "killing or slaughter in judgment or warfare".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2874, G4967?
H2874, G4967 is connected to 12 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. killing or slaughter in judgment or warfare
Strong's H2874, G4967
Lexical occurrences 12 verses Source Gloss
killing or slaughter in judgment or warfare
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
טֶבַח is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain