What does טַבָּח (ṭabāḥ) mean in the Bible?
טַבָּח (ṭabāḥ): One who kills animals for sustenance or executes for rulers; blurs duty and violence
Hebrew · H2876
טַבָּח
Properly, a butcher ; hence, a lifeguardsman (because he was acting as an executioner); also a cook (usually slaughtering the animal for food)
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טַבָּח H2876
Pronunciation ṭabāḥ
What does טַבָּח (ṭabāḥ) mean in the Bible?
טַבָּח (ṭabāḥ): One who kills animals for sustenance or executes for rulers; blurs duty and violence
Full entry for טַבָּח (H2876) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2876?
The BSB source-word alignment has 32 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of the guard (29), - (1), So the cook (1), to the cook (1).
Where does טַבָּח (ṭabāḥ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 37:36. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (17), 2 Kings (7), Genesis (6), 1 Samuel (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 of the guard 29× Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1, Genesis 40:3, Genesis 40:4
- 1× Jeremiah 39:10
So the cook 1× 1 Samuel 9:24
to the cook 1× 1 Samuel 9:23
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 37:36 הַטַּבָּחִֽים׃פ to of the guard Article | Noun - masculine plural Genesis 39:1 הַטַּבָּחִים֙ to of the guard Article | Noun - masculine plural Genesis 40:3 הַטַבָּחִ֖ים to of the guard Article | Noun - masculine plural Genesis 40:4 הַטַּבָּחִ֧ים to of the guard Article | Noun - masculine plural Genesis 41:10 הַטַּבָּחִ֔ים to of the guard Article | Noun - masculine plural Genesis 41:12 הַטַּבָּחִ֔ים to of the guard Article | Noun - masculine plural 1 Samuel 9:23 לַטַּבָּ֔ח to to the cook Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1 Samuel 9:24 הַ֠טַּבָּח to So the cook Article | Noun - masculine singular 2 Kings 25:8 טַבָּחִ֛ים to of the guard Noun - masculine plural 2 Kings 25:10 טַבָּחִֽים׃ to of the guard Noun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 37:36
Aligned rows 32
Books represented 4
Genesis 6 1 Samuel 2 2 Kings 7 Jeremiah 17
Source forms
טַבָּחִֽים׃ 6x ṭab·bā·ḥîm 2 Kings 25:10, 2 Kings 25:11, 2 Kings 25:15, Jeremiah 52:14
טַבָּחִ֖ים 5x ṭab·bā·ḥîm Jeremiah 39:9, Jeremiah 39:10, Jeremiah 39:11, Jeremiah 40:1
טַבָּחִ֑ים 4x ṭab·bā·ḥîm 2 Kings 25:12, 2 Kings 25:20, Jeremiah 52:16, Jeremiah 52:26
טַבָּחִ֔ים 4x ṭab·bā·ḥîm Jeremiah 41:10, Jeremiah 43:6, Jeremiah 52:12, Jeremiah 52:30
טַבָּחִ֗ים 3x ṭab·bā·ḥîm 2 Kings 25:18, Jeremiah 39:13, Jeremiah 52:24
הַטַּבָּחִ֔ים 2x haṭ·ṭab·bā·ḥîm Genesis 41:10, Genesis 41:12
טַבָּחִ֛ים 2x ṭab·bā·ḥîm 2 Kings 25:8, Jeremiah 40:5
הַ֠טַּבָּח 1x haṭ·ṭab·bāḥ 1 Samuel 9:24
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural 24x 2 Kings 25:8, 2 Kings 25:10, 2 Kings 25:11, 2 Kings 25:12
Article | Noun - masculine plural 6x Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1, Genesis 40:3, Genesis 40:4
Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x 1 Samuel 9:24
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x 1 Samuel 9:23
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. One who kills animals for sustenance or executes for rulers; blurs duty and violence
Source Gloss
properly, a butcher ; hence, a lifeguardsman (because he was acting as an executioner); also a cook (usually slaughtering the animal for food)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
One who kills animals for sustenance or executes for rulers; blurs duty and violence
properly, a butcher; hence, a lifeguardsman (because he was acting as an executioner); also a cook (usually slaughtering the animal for food) BDB: cook Usage: cook, guard.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
Royal official serving as lifeguardsman or executioner in the king's service
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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