What does טַבַּעַת (ṭabaʿat) mean in the Bible?
טַבַּעַת (ṭabaʿat): A signet ring functions as a personal seal embedding authority and ownership into documents and possessions
Hebrew · H2885
טַבַּעַת
Properly, a seal (as sunk into the wax), i.e. signet (for sealing); hence (generally) a ring of any kind
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טַבַּעַת H2885
Pronunciation ṭabaʿat
What does טַבַּעַת (ṭabaʿat) mean in the Bible?
טַבַּעַת (ṭabaʿat): A signet ring functions as a personal seal embedding authority and ownership into documents and possessions
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2885?
The BSB source-word alignment has 49 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include rings (20), The rings (6), into the rings (4), signet ring (4), ring (3).
Where does טַבַּעַת (ṭabaʿat) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 41:42. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (40), Esther (6), Genesis (1), Isaiah (1).
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 rings 20× Exodus 25:12, Exodus 25:26, Exodus 26:29, Exodus 28:23
The rings 6× Exodus 25:27, Exodus 28:28, Exodus 37:14, Exodus 39:21
into the rings 4× Exodus 25:14, Exodus 27:7, Exodus 37:5, Exodus 38:7
signet ring 4× Esther 3:12, Esther 8:8, Esther 8:10
ring 3× Exodus 26:24, Exodus 27:4, Exodus 36:29
the signet ring 3× Genesis 41:42, Esther 3:10, Esther 8:2
- 2× Exodus 25:12, Exodus 37:3
[them] 2× Exodus 25:26, Exodus 37:13
gold rings 2× Exodus 28:24, Exodus 39:17
. . . 1× Exodus 28:23
[their] signet rings 1× Isaiah 3:21
in the rings 1× Exodus 25:15
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 41:42 טַבַּעְתּוֹ֙ to the signet ring Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 25:12 טַבְּעֹ֣ת to rings Noun - feminine plural construct Exodus 25:12 טַבָּעֹ֗ת to rings Noun - feminine plural Exodus 25:12 טַבָּעֹ֔ת to - Noun - feminine plural Exodus 25:14 בַּטַּבָּעֹ֔ת to into the rings Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural Exodus 25:15 בְּטַבְּעֹת֙ to in the rings Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct Exodus 25:26 טַבְּעֹ֣ת to rings Noun - feminine plural construct Exodus 25:26 הַטַּבָּעֹ֔ת to [them] Article | Noun - feminine plural Exodus 25:27 הַטַּבָּעֹ֑ת to The rings Article | Noun - feminine plural Exodus 26:24 הַטַּבַּ֖עַת to ring Article | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 41:42
Aligned rows 49
Books represented 5
Genesis 1 Exodus 40 Numbers 1 Esther 6 Isaiah 1
Source forms
טַבְּעֹ֣ת 8x ṭab·bə·‘ōṯ Exodus 25:12, Exodus 25:26, Exodus 27:4, Exodus 37:3
הַטַּבָּעֹ֑ת 4x haṭ·ṭab·bā·‘ōṯ Exodus 25:27, Exodus 28:24, Exodus 37:14, Exodus 39:17
הַטַּבָּעֹ֔ת 3x haṭ·ṭab·bā·‘ōṯ Exodus 25:26, Exodus 37:13, Exodus 39:16
טַבְּע֣וֹת 3x ṭab·bə·‘ō·wṯ Exodus 28:23, Exodus 28:26, Exodus 28:27
טַבְּעֹ֨ת 3x ṭab·bə·‘ōṯ Exodus 30:4, Exodus 37:27, Exodus 39:21
בְּטַבַּ֥עַת 2x bə·ṭab·ba·‘aṯ Esther 3:12, Esther 8:8
בְּטַבַּ֣עַת 2x bə·ṭab·ba·‘aṯ Esther 8:8, Esther 8:10
בַּטַּבָּעֹ֔ת 2x baṭ·ṭab·bā·‘ōṯ Exodus 25:14, Exodus 37:5
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural construct 15x Exodus 25:12, Exodus 25:26, Exodus 27:4, Exodus 28:23
Article | Noun - feminine plural 9x Exodus 25:26, Exodus 25:27, Exodus 28:23, Exodus 28:24
Noun - feminine plural 5x Exodus 25:12, Exodus 37:3, Exodus 38:5
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct 4x Esther 3:12, Esther 8:8, Esther 8:10
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural 4x Exodus 25:14, Exodus 27:7, Exodus 37:5, Exodus 38:7
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 3x Genesis 41:42, Esther 3:10, Esther 8:2
Article | Noun - feminine singular 2x Exodus 26:24, Exodus 36:29
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural 2x Exodus 26:29, Exodus 36:34
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. A signet ring functions as a personal seal embedding authority and ownership into documents and possessions
Source Gloss
properly, a seal (as sunk into the wax), i.e. signet (for sealing); hence (generally) a ring of any kind
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
A signet ring functions as a personal seal embedding authority and ownership into documents and possessions
properly, a seal (as sunk into the wax), i.e. signet (for sealing); hence (generally) a ring of any kind BDB: signet Usage: ring.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
טַבַּעַת 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