Hebrew · H8392

תֵּבָה

A box

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תֵּבָהH8392
Pronunciationtēbāh

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

What does תֵּבָה (tēbāh) mean in the Bible?

תֵּבָה (tēbāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "a box".

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 ark18×Genesis 6:14, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19
in the arkGenesis 7:23, Genesis 8:1, Genesis 8:6
of the arkGenesis 6:16, Genesis 9:10
an arkGenesis 6:14
basketExodus 2:3
for the arkGenesis 6:16
from the arkGenesis 8:13
the basketExodus 2:5
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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 6:14
Aligned rows28
Books represented2
Genesis26Exodus2
Source forms
הַתֵּבָ֔ה7xhat·tê·ḇāhGenesis 6:15, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 8:9
הַתֵּבָ֑ה5xhat·tê·ḇāhGenesis 6:14, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 7:15
הַתֵּבָ֖ה5xhat·tê·ḇāhGenesis 6:16, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 7:9, Genesis 7:18
הַתֵּבָֽה׃4xhat·tê·ḇāhGenesis 7:13, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:19
הַתֵּבָה֙2xhat·tê·ḇāhGenesis 8:4, Exodus 2:5
בַּתֵּבָ֑ה1xbat·tê·ḇāhGenesis 8:1
בַּתֵּבָֽה׃1xbat·tê·ḇāhGenesis 7:23
לַתֵּבָ֗ה1xlat·tê·ḇāhGenesis 6:16
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular23xGenesis 6:14, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 6:16, Genesis 6:18
Noun - feminine singular construct2xGenesis 6:14, Exodus 2:3
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular2xGenesis 7:23, Genesis 8:1
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular1xGenesis 6:16
Sources