What does תֹּאַר (tōʾar) mean in the Bible?
תֹּאַר (tōʾar): Visible form or appearance; the external figure by which someone is recognized or judged aesthetically.
Hebrew · H8389
תֹּאַר
Outline , i.e. figure or appearance
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תֹּאַרH8389
Pronunciationtōʾar
What does תֹּאַר (tōʾar) mean in the Bible?
תֹּאַר (tōʾar): Visible form or appearance; the external figure by which someone is recognized or judged aesthetically.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8389?
The BSB source-word alignment has 15 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (6), [stately] form (1), and handsome (1), and His form (1), But now their appearance (1).
Where does תֹּאַר (tōʾar) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 29:17. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (4), 1 Samuel (3), Isaiah (2), 1 Kings (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. . .6×Genesis 29:17, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 41:18, Deuteronomy 21:11
[stately] form1×Isaiah 53:2
and handsome1×1 Samuel 16:18
and His form1×Isaiah 52:14
But now their appearance1×Lamentations 4:8
does he look like?1×1 Samuel 28:14
in form1×Esther 2:7
resembling1×Judges 8:18
ugly1×Genesis 41:19
with well-formed1×Jeremiah 11:16
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Genesis 29:17תֹּ֖אַרto. . .Noun - masculine singularGenesis 39:6תֹ֖אַרto. . .Noun - masculine singularGenesis 41:18תֹּ֑אַרto. . .Noun - masculine singularGenesis 41:19תֹּ֛אַרtouglyNoun - masculine singularDeuteronomy 21:11תֹּ֑אַרto. . .Noun - masculine singularJudges 8:18כְּתֹ֖אַרtoresemblingPreposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct1 Samuel 16:18תֹּ֑אַרtoand handsomeNoun - masculine singular1 Samuel 25:3תֹּ֔אַרto. . .Noun - masculine singular1 Samuel 28:14תָּאֳר֔וֹtodoes he look like?Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular1 Kings 1:6תֹּ֙אַר֙to. . .Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 29:17
Aligned rows15
Books represented9
Genesis4Deuteronomy1Judges11 Samuel31 Kings1Esther1Isaiah2Jeremiah1Lamentations1
Source forms
תֹּ֑אַר3xtō·’arGenesis 41:18, Deuteronomy 21:11, 1 Samuel 16:18
תֹּ֙אַר֙2xtō·’ar1 Kings 1:6, Esther 2:7
וְתֹאֲר֖וֹ1xwə·ṯō·’ă·rōwIsaiah 52:14
כְּתֹ֖אַר1xkə·ṯō·’arJudges 8:18
תֹ֖אַר1xṯō·’arGenesis 39:6
תֹ֥אַר1xṯō·’arIsaiah 53:2
תֹ֔אַר1xṯō·’arJeremiah 11:16
תֹּ֖אַר1xtō·’arGenesis 29:17
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular11xGenesis 29:17, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 41:18, Genesis 41:19
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular1xIsaiah 52:14
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural1xLamentations 4:8
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular1x1 Samuel 28:14
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct1xJudges 8:18
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Visible form or appearance; the external figure by which someone is recognized or judged aesthetically.
Source Gloss
outline , i.e. figure or appearance
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Visible form or appearance; the external figure by which someone is recognized or judged aesthetically.
outline, i.e. figure or appearance BDB: outline Usage: beautiful, × comely, countenance, fair, × favoured, form, × goodly, × resemble, visage.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
תֹּאַר is built from this root:
תָּאַרH8388
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