What does תֶּבֶל mean in the Bible?
e. unnatural bestiality".
Hebrew · H8397
תֶּבֶל
Mixture , i.e. unnatural bestiality
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תֶּבֶל H8397
What does תֶּבֶל mean in the Bible?
תֶּבֶל is a Hebrew word meaning "mixture , i.e. unnatural bestiality".
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How does the BSB render H8397?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include is a perversion (1), perversely (1).
Where does תֶּבֶל appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 18:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (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 is a perversion 1× Leviticus 18:23
perversely 1× Leviticus 20:12
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Usage map
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First aligned row Leviticus 18:23
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Leviticus 2
Source forms
תֶּ֥בֶל 2x te·ḇel Leviticus 18:23, Leviticus 20:12
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 2x Leviticus 18:23, Leviticus 20:12
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. mixture , i.e. unnatural bestiality
Source Gloss
mixture , i.e. unnatural bestiality
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
mixture, i.e. unnatural bestiality BDB: confusion Usage: confusion.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
תֶּבֶל is built from this root:
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