What does תְּבוּאָה (tevuah) mean in the Bible?
תְּבוּאָה (tevuah): Agricultural yield expanding figuratively to encompassing all forms of productive gain or return from labor and covenant faithfulness
Hebrew · H8393
תְּבוּאָה
Income , i.e. produce (literally or figuratively)
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תְּבוּאָה H8393
Pronunciation tevuah
What does תְּבוּאָה (tevuah) mean in the Bible?
תְּבוּאָה (tevuah): Agricultural yield expanding figuratively to encompassing all forms of productive gain or return from labor and covenant faithfulness
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8393?
The BSB source-word alignment has 42 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include harvest (7), the produce (3), your produce (3), its produce (2), [but] the gain (1).
Where does תְּבוּאָה (tevuah) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 47:24. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (11), Proverbs (8), Deuteronomy (6), 2 Chronicles (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 harvest 7× Leviticus 19:25, Leviticus 25:22, Deuteronomy 33:14, Nehemiah 9:37
the produce 3× Leviticus 23:39, Deuteronomy 14:22, 2 Chronicles 31:5
your produce 3× Deuteronomy 14:28, Deuteronomy 16:15, Deuteronomy 26:12
its produce 2× Exodus 23:10, Ezekiel 48:18
[but] the gain 1× Proverbs 10:16
[satisfied] by income 1× Ecclesiastes 5:10
a crop 1× Leviticus 25:21
and her gain [is better] 1× Proverbs 3:14
and my harvest 1× Proverbs 8:19
and the fruit 1× Deuteronomy 22:9
as the produce 1× Numbers 18:30
At harvest time 1× Genesis 47:24
but the income 1× Proverbs 15:6
for the harvest 1× 2 Chronicles 32:28
gain 1× Proverbs 16:8
harvest comes 1× Proverbs 14:4
harvests 1× Leviticus 25:16
its crops 1× Leviticus 25:3
its growth 1× Leviticus 25:7
of harvest 1× Leviticus 25:15
of His harvest 1× Jeremiah 2:3
of your harvest 1× Jeremiah 12:13
our produce 1× Leviticus 25:20
that comes 1× Isaiah 30:23
the crops 1× Joshua 5:12
the crops taken 1× Leviticus 25:12
the proceeds 1× 2 Kings 8:6
vvv 1× Numbers 18:30
was the revenue of Tyre 1× Isaiah 23:3
with the harvest 1× Proverbs 18:20
your crops 1× Proverbs 3:9
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 47:24 בַּתְּבוּאֹ֔ת to At harvest time Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural Exodus 23:10 תְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃ to its produce Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular Leviticus 19:25 תְּבוּאָת֑וֹ to harvest Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Leviticus 23:39 תְּבוּאַ֣ת to the produce Noun - feminine singular construct Leviticus 25:3 תְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃ to its crops Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular Leviticus 25:7 תְּבוּאָתָ֖הּ to its growth Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular Leviticus 25:12 תְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃ to the crops taken Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular Leviticus 25:15 תְבוּאֹ֖ת to of harvest Noun - feminine plural Leviticus 25:16 תְּבוּאֹ֔ת to harvests Noun - feminine plural Leviticus 25:20 תְּבוּאָתֵֽנוּ׃ to our produce Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 47:24
Aligned rows 42
Books represented 16
Genesis 1 Exodus 1 Leviticus 11 Numbers 2 Deuteronomy 6 Joshua 1 2 Kings 1 2 Chronicles 2 Nehemiah 1 Job 1 Psalms 1 Proverbs 8 Ecclesiastes 1 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 2 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
תְּבוּאַ֣ת 4x tə·ḇū·’aṯ Leviticus 23:39, Deuteronomy 14:22, 2 Chronicles 31:5, Isaiah 30:23
תְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃ 4x tə·ḇū·’ā·ṯāh Exodus 23:10, Leviticus 25:3, Leviticus 25:12, Proverbs 3:14
תְּ֝בוּא֗וֹת 2x tə·ḇū·’ō·wṯ Proverbs 14:4, Proverbs 16:8
תְּבוּאַ֖ת 2x tə·ḇū·’aṯ Proverbs 10:16, Proverbs 18:20
תְּבוּאֹ֣ת 2x tə·ḇū·’ōṯ Deuteronomy 33:14, 2 Kings 8:6
בַּתְּבוּאֹ֔ת 1x bat·tə·ḇū·’ōṯ Genesis 47:24
הַתְּבוּאָ֔ה 1x hat·tə·ḇū·’āh Leviticus 25:21
הַתְּבוּאָ֣ה 1x hat·tə·ḇū·’āh Leviticus 25:22
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular 7x Exodus 23:10, Leviticus 25:3, Leviticus 25:7, Leviticus 25:12
Noun - feminine singular construct 6x Leviticus 23:39, Deuteronomy 14:22, 2 Chronicles 31:5, Proverbs 10:16
Noun - feminine plural 4x Leviticus 25:15, Leviticus 25:16, Proverbs 14:4, Proverbs 16:8
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular 4x Deuteronomy 14:28, Deuteronomy 16:15, Deuteronomy 26:12, Proverbs 3:9
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 3x Leviticus 19:25, Jeremiah 2:3, Ezekiel 48:18
Article | Noun - feminine singular 2x Leviticus 25:21, Leviticus 25:22
Noun - feminine plural construct 2x Deuteronomy 33:14, 2 Kings 8:6
Noun - feminine singular 2x Psalms 107:37, Ecclesiastes 5:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Agricultural yield expanding figuratively to encompassing all forms of productive gain or return from labor and covenant faithfulness
Source Gloss
income , i.e. produce (literally or figuratively)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Agricultural yield expanding figuratively to encompassing all forms of productive gain or return from labor and covenant faithfulness
income, i.e. produce (literally or figuratively) BDB: product Usage: fruit, gain, increase, revenue.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
produce, yield, or harvest
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Word Origins
תְּבוּאָה is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
The term describes the result of one's efforts, emphasizing the moral direction of gain. Proverbs 10:16
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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