What does טֶבַח (ṭebaḥ) mean in the Bible?
טֶבַח (ṭebaḥ): Denotes slaughtered flesh or meat; emphasizes the violent, prepared state rather than the living animal itself.
Hebrew · H2874
טֶבַח
Properly, something slaughtered ; hence, a beast (or meat , as butchered); abstractly butchery (or concretely, a place of slaughter)
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טֶבַח H2874
Pronunciation ṭebaḥ
What does טֶבַח (ṭebaḥ) mean in the Bible?
טֶבַח (ṭebaḥ): Denotes slaughtered flesh or meat; emphasizes the violent, prepared state rather than the living animal itself.
Full entry for טֶבַח (H2874) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2874?
The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include for slaughter (2), the slaughter (2), to the slaughter (2), an animal (1), her meat (1).
Where does טֶבַח (ṭebaḥ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 43:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (4), Ezekiel (3), Jeremiah (2), Proverbs (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It for slaughter 2× Ezekiel 21:15, Ezekiel 21:28
the slaughter 2× Proverbs 7:22, Ezekiel 21:10
to the slaughter 2× Isaiah 53:7, Jeremiah 50:27
an animal 1× Genesis 43:16
her meat 1× Proverbs 9:2
in the slaughter 1× Jeremiah 48:15
slaughter 1× Isaiah 34:6
to be slaughtered 1× Isaiah 65:12
to slaughter 1× Isaiah 34:2
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 43:16 טֶ֙בַח֙ to an animal Noun - masculine singular Proverbs 7:22 טָ֣בַח to the slaughter Noun - masculine singular Proverbs 9:2 טִ֭בְחָהּ to her meat Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Isaiah 34:2 לַטָּֽבַח׃ to to slaughter Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 34:6 וְטֶ֥בַח to slaughter Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 53:7 לַטֶּ֣בַח to to the slaughter Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 65:12 לַטֶּ֣בַח to to be slaughtered Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Jeremiah 48:15 לַטָּ֑בַח to in the slaughter Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Jeremiah 50:27 לַטָּ֑בַח to to the slaughter Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Ezekiel 21:10 טֶ֙בַח֙ to the slaughter Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 43:16
Aligned rows 12
Books represented 5
Genesis 1 Proverbs 2 Isaiah 4 Jeremiah 2 Ezekiel 3
Source forms
טֶ֙בַח֙ 2x ṭe·ḇaḥ Genesis 43:16, Ezekiel 21:10
לַטֶּ֣בַח 2x laṭ·ṭe·ḇaḥ Isaiah 53:7, Isaiah 65:12
לַטָּ֑בַח 2x laṭ·ṭā·ḇaḥ Jeremiah 48:15, Jeremiah 50:27
וְטֶ֥בַח 1x wə·ṭe·ḇaḥ Isaiah 34:6
טָ֣בַח 1x ṭå̄·ḇaḥ Proverbs 7:22
טִ֭בְחָהּ 1x ṭiḇ·ḥāh Proverbs 9:2
לְטֶ֣בַח 1x lə·ṭe·ḇaḥ Ezekiel 21:28
לְטָֽבַח׃ 1x lə·ṭā·ḇaḥ Ezekiel 21:15
Parsing patterns
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular 5x Isaiah 34:2, Isaiah 53:7, Isaiah 65:12, Jeremiah 48:15
Noun - masculine singular 3x Genesis 43:16, Proverbs 7:22, Ezekiel 21:10
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 2x Ezekiel 21:15, Ezekiel 21:28
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 34:6
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular 1x Proverbs 9:2
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Denotes slaughtered flesh or meat; emphasizes the violent, prepared state rather than the living animal itself.
Source Gloss
properly, something slaughtered ; hence, a beast (or meat , as butchered); abstractly butchery (or concretely, a place of slaughter)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Denotes slaughtered flesh or meat; emphasizes the violent, prepared state rather than the living animal itself.
properly, something slaughtered; hence, a beast (or meat, as butchered); abstractly butchery (or concretely, a place of slaughter) BDB: slaughtering Usage: × beast, slaughter, × slay, × sore.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
Divine judgment depicted as ritual slaughter of enemies and nations
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Word Origins
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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