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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טַבַּעַתH2885
Pronunciationṭabaʿat
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 Itrings20×Exodus 25:12, Exodus 25:26, Exodus 26:29, Exodus 28:23
The rings6×Exodus 25:27, Exodus 28:28, Exodus 37:14, Exodus 39:21
into the rings4×Exodus 25:14, Exodus 27:7, Exodus 37:5, Exodus 38:7
signet ring4×Esther 3:12, Esther 8:8, Esther 8:10
ring3×Exodus 26:24, Exodus 27:4, Exodus 36:29
the signet ring3×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 rings2×Exodus 28:24, Exodus 39:17
. . .1×Exodus 28:23
[their] signet rings1×Isaiah 3:21
in the rings1×Exodus 25:15
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 41:42טַבַּעְתּוֹ֙tothe signet ringNoun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularExodus 25:12טַבְּעֹ֣תtoringsNoun - feminine plural constructExodus 25:12טַבָּעֹ֗תtoringsNoun - feminine pluralExodus 25:12טַבָּעֹ֔תto-Noun - feminine pluralExodus 25:14בַּטַּבָּעֹ֔תtointo the ringsPreposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine pluralExodus 25:15בְּטַבְּעֹת֙toin the ringsPreposition-b | Noun - feminine plural constructExodus 25:26טַבְּעֹ֣תtoringsNoun - feminine plural constructExodus 25:26הַטַּבָּעֹ֔תto[them]Article | Noun - feminine pluralExodus 25:27הַטַּבָּעֹ֑תtoThe ringsArticle | Noun - feminine pluralExodus 26:24הַטַּבַּ֖עַתtoringArticle | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 41:42
Aligned rows49
Books represented5
Genesis1Exodus40Numbers1Esther6Isaiah1
Source forms
טַבְּעֹ֣ת8xṭab·bə·‘ōṯExodus 25:12, Exodus 25:26, Exodus 27:4, Exodus 37:3
הַטַּבָּעֹ֑ת4xhaṭ·ṭab·bā·‘ōṯExodus 25:27, Exodus 28:24, Exodus 37:14, Exodus 39:17
הַטַּבָּעֹ֔ת3xhaṭ·ṭab·bā·‘ōṯExodus 25:26, Exodus 37:13, Exodus 39:16
טַבְּע֣וֹת3xṭab·bə·‘ō·wṯExodus 28:23, Exodus 28:26, Exodus 28:27
טַבְּעֹ֨ת3xṭab·bə·‘ōṯExodus 30:4, Exodus 37:27, Exodus 39:21
בְּטַבַּ֥עַת2xbə·ṭab·ba·‘aṯEsther 3:12, Esther 8:8
בְּטַבַּ֣עַת2xbə·ṭab·ba·‘aṯEsther 8:8, Esther 8:10
בַּטַּבָּעֹ֔ת2xbaṭ·ṭab·bā·‘ōṯExodus 25:14, Exodus 37:5
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural construct15xExodus 25:12, Exodus 25:26, Exodus 27:4, Exodus 28:23
Article | Noun - feminine plural9xExodus 25:26, Exodus 25:27, Exodus 28:23, Exodus 28:24
Noun - feminine plural5xExodus 25:12, Exodus 37:3, Exodus 38:5
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct4xEsther 3:12, Esther 8:8, Esther 8:10
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural4xExodus 25:14, Exodus 27:7, Exodus 37:5, Exodus 38:7
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular3xGenesis 41:42, Esther 3:10, Esther 8:2
Article | Noun - feminine singular2xExodus 26:24, Exodus 36:29
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural2xExodus 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 definitionSource: 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: