What does תֵּבָה (tēbāh) mean in the Bible?
תֵּבָה (tēbāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "a box".
Hebrew · H8392
תֵּבָה
A box
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תֵּבָה H8392
Pronunciation tēbāh
What does תֵּבָה (tēbāh) mean in the Bible?
תֵּבָה (tēbāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "a box".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8392?
The BSB source-word alignment has 28 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the ark (18), in the ark (3), of the ark (2), an ark (1), basket (1).
Where does תֵּבָה (tēbāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 6:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (26), Exodus (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 the ark 18× Genesis 6:14, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19
in the ark 3× Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:1, Genesis 8:6
of the ark 2× Genesis 6:16, Genesis 9:10
an ark 1× Genesis 6:14
basket 1× Exodus 2:3
for the ark 1× Genesis 6:16
from the ark 1× Genesis 8:13
the basket 1× Exodus 2:5
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 6:14 תֵּבַ֣ת to an ark Noun - feminine singular construct Genesis 6:14 הַתֵּבָ֑ה to the ark Article | Noun - feminine singular Genesis 6:15 הַתֵּבָ֔ה to The ark Article | Noun - feminine singular Genesis 6:16 לַתֵּבָ֗ה to for the ark Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular Genesis 6:16 הַתֵּבָ֖ה to of the ark Article | Noun - feminine singular Genesis 6:18 הַתֵּבָ֔ה to the ark Article | Noun - feminine singular Genesis 6:19 הַתֵּבָ֖ה to the ark Article | Noun - feminine singular Genesis 7:1 הַתֵּבָ֑ה to the ark Article | Noun - feminine singular Genesis 7:7 הַתֵּבָ֑ה to the ark Article | Noun - feminine singular Genesis 7:9 הַתֵּבָ֖ה to the ark Article | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 6:14
Aligned rows 28
Books represented 2
Genesis 26 Exodus 2
Source forms
הַתֵּבָ֔ה 7x hat·tê·ḇāh Genesis 6:15, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 8:9
הַתֵּבָ֑ה 5x hat·tê·ḇāh Genesis 6:14, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 7:15
הַתֵּבָ֖ה 5x hat·tê·ḇāh Genesis 6:16, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 7:9, Genesis 7:18
הַתֵּבָֽה׃ 4x hat·tê·ḇāh Genesis 7:13, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:19
הַתֵּבָה֙ 2x hat·tê·ḇāh Genesis 8:4, Exodus 2:5
בַּתֵּבָ֑ה 1x bat·tê·ḇāh Genesis 8:1
בַּתֵּבָֽה׃ 1x bat·tê·ḇāh Genesis 7:23
לַתֵּבָ֗ה 1x lat·tê·ḇāh Genesis 6:16
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular 23x Genesis 6:14, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 6:16, Genesis 6:18
Noun - feminine singular construct 2x Genesis 6:14, Exodus 2:3
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular 2x Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:1
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Genesis 6:16
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a box
Source Gloss
a box
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a box BDB: ark Usage: ark.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Large vessel constructed to preserve life during the flood
Small basket or box used to protect an infant from water
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 28 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
תֵּבָה is of foreign origin - no further derivation.
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